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@THUNDERGLEAM @antlerpaw
Howlingstar walks solemnly through the undergrowth, her usually powerful stride now weighed down by a somber burden. The forest seems heavy around her, melancholy dripping from the branches and sorrowful whispers on the breeze. The walk back to camp is Morningcloud’s final one. Beside her, her clanmates help her bear the limp form of their fallen clanmate, blood from the warrior’s throat staining Thundergleam and Antlerpaw’s fur. The stillness in her body shakes her - she’d been too soft, too sweet for this fate. She feels more helpless than ever.
The sun begins to dip below the horizon, casting long shadows across the ravine and painting the sky with hues of deep orange and purple when the cats push their way through the bramble tunnel. The twilight seems to match the mood in the air as Howlingstar and the others move forward to the center of camp. The quiet murmur of her clanmates preparing for the night falls to a hush as clanmates see the limp form of Morningcloud, now placed gently on the ground. When the tabby straightens, her gaze sweeps over the faces of her companions, etched with worry and sorrow.
"Another of our own has been killed," She announces, not even bothering to keep the waver from her voice. "We have lost another to the paws of…whoever is doing this.” The threat here has not been vanquished, that much is clear. She stares down at the body for a long, silent moment - she can’t stomach looking looking at her torn out throat. Whoever did this was swift, not even giving the she-cat any time to fight back. “She wasn’t found near the border like Ploverhop was. She was by Snakerocks.” Are the exiles really intruding so much? Or…
She squeezes her eyes shut. “Has any other scent been found near the border?”
@THUNDERGLEAM @antlerpaw
Howlingstar walks solemnly through the undergrowth, her usually powerful stride now weighed down by a somber burden. The forest seems heavy around her, melancholy dripping from the branches and sorrowful whispers on the breeze. The walk back to camp is Morningcloud’s final one. Beside her, her clanmates help her bear the limp form of their fallen clanmate, blood from the warrior’s throat staining Thundergleam and Antlerpaw’s fur. The stillness in her body shakes her - she’d been too soft, too sweet for this fate. She feels more helpless than ever.
The sun begins to dip below the horizon, casting long shadows across the ravine and painting the sky with hues of deep orange and purple when the cats push their way through the bramble tunnel. The twilight seems to match the mood in the air as Howlingstar and the others move forward to the center of camp. The quiet murmur of her clanmates preparing for the night falls to a hush as clanmates see the limp form of Morningcloud, now placed gently on the ground. When the tabby straightens, her gaze sweeps over the faces of her companions, etched with worry and sorrow.
"Another of our own has been killed," She announces, not even bothering to keep the waver from her voice. "We have lost another to the paws of…whoever is doing this.” The threat here has not been vanquished, that much is clear. She stares down at the body for a long, silent moment - she can’t stomach looking looking at her torn out throat. Whoever did this was swift, not even giving the she-cat any time to fight back. “She wasn’t found near the border like Ploverhop was. She was by Snakerocks.” Are the exiles really intruding so much? Or…
She squeezes her eyes shut. “Has any other scent been found near the border?”