When the priest and his men reach the top of the mountain, they find that there is no way to get to the top. There are wolves on the road, and they must all die today. The cat is horrified, but he does not want to be killed by wolves. He wants to "die," but he doesn't want "to have a 'death' like this" . He realizes that if they are killed, they will never be able to go back to the cat again. The only thing he can do is to be careful.