Ujurak's Sacrifice

"Wake up, Ujurak!" he begged. "It's all over. You saved our lives!"
The ox's eyes were closed, and Toklo couldn't detect the slightest movement of its chest to show that it was breathing. "Ujurak!" Then the shape of the musk ox seemed to blur in front of his eyes. It shifted and became the shape of a small brown bear, lying limply in the snow. His eyes were still closed, and he didn't move.
Kallik and Lusa joined Toklo and stared down at their friend.
"He's dead!" Kallik whispered.
"No!" Lusa squealed. "He can't be!" She bent over Ujurak's body, sniffing him and nudging him frantically. "Ujurak, wake up!"
Kallik stood still for a moment, deep shudders running through her body. Then she reached out a paw to draw Lusa back. "It's no use. He's gone."
Toklo stood silently over the body of his friend, too stunned to speak or move. Even through Ujurak had warned them of his coming death, Toklo had never believed that it would really happen. Now belief was being forced on him. His whole world had shrunk to this moment of cold understanding."

-Spirits in the Stars, Pg. 247-248

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Ujurak's Death. ;n;

Left to Right: Toklo, Ujurak, Kallik and Lusa.

Characters and Spirits in the Stars belong to Erin Hunter.