Lily hopped nervously alongside the stoic Jax. Her pink eyes were wide and her ears flashed from erect to sagging as she moved toward her impending death.<br/><br/>"No one told me that I would be the sacrifice in this quest for  peace. I just thought it was a really cool way to get away from the bunnies for a while and get to reconnect with you." she whispered, looking furtively over her shoulder.<br/><br/>Jax merely grunted as he paced along. He caught a whiff of her fear that made him say,<br/>"You are only making your death imminent by manifesting your fear. Doesn't the elder teach that our death is our completed work on Earth? That we die and nourish the Earth to bring forth new life?"<br/><br/>The white female Hase shivered and tears filled her eyes.<br/>"Death should come to the elderly, not a doe who is full of life giving potential. Who will give our clan bunnies? Who will raise bunnies and enjoy watching them eat clover, when we are lucky enough to find it? Why shouldn't I be able to live long enough for my muzzle to turn grey? I want to live! I want to love and make love. I want to feel the sun on my fur and let the wind tease my ears."<br/><br/>Her voice was getting shriller by the second. Jax stopped altogether. With a sigh, he took her in his arms and stilled her wails in the only way that came to mind. He kissed her.<br/><br/>Jeb and Devlin walked by, chuckling but saying nothing.<br/><br/>"Say, Jeb," Devlin whispered, "you gonna kiss me too?"<br/><br/>Jeb spat on the ground and doubled up his paw.<br/>"Yeah, I'm gonna plant one in your kisser."<br/><br/>The Kyote grimaced at each other. The joke fell flat. Doom awaited all of them.