The Best Part?!

"Myler curled up beside her, hardly flinching as his fur pressed against her bloody body. "I'll stay with you," he promised. "You're safe now."

Now this was hard to do! I really truly do love the entire book! The depth and description in the book is just amazing. You can really feel how the character feels. If I had to pick one part as my favorite, I would choose when Mapleshade is finished killing Appledusk. She just seems SO at peace! This section maybe when Mapleshade is the happiest. In this part, she runs into a barn where she meets a loner (cat with no clan) named Myler. He only wants to help. Mapleshade tells him: "Leave me alone. I don't need anyone," which to me is really sad. If Mapleshade had let Myler help her, this would've totally changed the story. She may have survived.  I don't know if that's a good thing though. That's the only thing I don't like about this part. After Mapleshade refuses Myler, Mapleshade shows some doubt: "For a moment Mapleshade longed to call him back." This part is also the part where she dies. The book describes this feeling as "heavier than stones, stronger than the river." I feel like when she dies, she dies at peace. It even says: "instead of dread, Mapleshade felt a surge of triumph." This makes me feel like she died at peace, like she was happy with the time she died. Being a fan of Mapleshade, this makes me happy. That is the best part of the story Mapleshade's Vengeance!