[ԏєѧѻӆғוѓԑ]

Username: ԏєѧѻӆғוѓԑ
Choose Your Clowder: Cityside
Previous Prompt Response: n/a
Prompt Response: features abnew & raft

Abnew was thrilled to be in the jungle. He wanted to try every plant that looked edible and get a smell of all the wildlife they came across. The variety of colorful flowers and birds, the giant trees and curling vines, the waters and stones in unfamiliar patterns - everything was new and exciting and every other moment his eye was caught by something else. He was most interested in the flowers, partially because they couldn’t run away from him, but mostly because they were so pretty. Raft patiently tagged along as Abnew explored, entertaining his impulsive dashing about and listening as he chattered about all the new and interesting things. There was a path full of the scents of gathering cats that they were following, but their journey along it only roughly stayed with the road. Eventually, they finally made it to the end of the path where all the travelling cats had been gathering, and were suddenly absolutely surrounded by cats after having seen none for many hours. Raft was a bit overwhelmed by the crowd, so he clung closer to Abnew’s side, and Abnew slowed down to allow him to keep pace easier (despite still wanting to run around and meet as many new cats as possible). They quickly learned that there were two different groups in attendance, as well as various visitors like them. The cheerful and fun-loving personalities of the Cityside got along very well with Abnew, while Raft found the Cliffside cats more interesting, since they seemed to communicate almost exclusively non-verbally. They had just sat down to discuss whether to ask these cats for shelter when Kardal commanded the attention of the gathered mass in order to explain what they were all doing here.
After the announcement of the competition, Abnew wanted to set out immediately to look for feathers, but wasn’t patient enough to wait and join a feather-finding team first. Raft managed to convince him to come back after initially sprinting off into the jungle at the drop of the feather, but only because Abnew was having a harder time navigating the unfamiliar geography than Raft was. After dragging Abnew back to the gathering area (which was now largely empty), Raft spoke with some of the remaining cats. They ended up joining the Cityside team because their curly fur reminded them of that strange cat who visited and brought the bountiful seasons, and Abnew thought they seemed lucky. Raft was curious to learn about the mysterious other group… but he didn’t mind joining the Cityside cats in the competition. They hunted around for a few hours on their own, but they didn’t have much success finding feathers on the first day. That evening, as they relaxed in the city and spoke with the cats of their group over a meal, a younger cat who had found several feathers already offered to give them some advice for finding them. Raft stayed up late, listening attentively to this cat’s instructions so that they might do better for the hospitable cats who had so kindly offered them shelter and food. He knew it was a game, but he felt that he and Abnew owed them at least a decent effort in return for their care.

[540 words]

[AstroCat]

Username: AstroCat
Choose Your Clowder: Cityside
Previous Prompt Response: n/a
Prompt Response:

To sneak out of The Garden was no easy task, but Casper had managed to slip away unnoticed. It had been a few days since he had first heard one of the elders mention something about a festival and in that time he'd been able to gather enough information to be able to find the place on his own. He knew that there was no way Monarch would ever let him leave on his own, so sneaking out had been his only option. It was also the first time Casper had ever been out on his own, luckily his determination was able to override his nerves.

When he first arrived, the sheer number of cats gathered in one place was overwhelming. Sure there were a decent number of cats living in the Garden, but they were very spread out and rarely gathered together. Casper glanced between the two clowders, wondering which he should choose. He decided to go with his first instinct, which was the Cityside clowder. He was fascinated by their appearances, having never seen such coats before. Not to mention that some even had collars! Though he had only heard a few things about humans, he was very curious to learn more about them, and this may be the perfect opportunity.

Casper instantly felt at ease around the Cityside cats. Their easygoing nature was a welcome change from the strict atmosphere of the Garden. He spent some time chatting and introducing himself until the cat he had been told was the referee, Kardal, began to speak. Casper's heart began to race with excitement as he watched the green feather hit the ground. He took a moment to observe which direction the other cats were heading, wondering if he should stick close to another cat for safety or go off on his own. Before he had time to decide, he felt a cat nudge his shoulder. It was one of the cityside cats. Casper remembered him introducing himself as Bucket.

"Wanna hang with me for a bit?" The tom asked, glancing at Casper kindly. Casper nodded, still feeling a bit overwhelmed but also excited. He was grateful that Bucket seemed to have noticed his inexperience and was happy to have a buddy to explore with. Though he was used to being surrounded by the plants and greenery in the Garden, the jungle seemed almost like another world.

His senses had been dulled by the initial excitement, but as he followed Bucket the unfamiliar sounds and scents of the jungle bared down on him almost all at once. Casper suddenly realized how far away he was from home, and though all the cats seemed friendly enough they were still strangers. He felt a pang of anxiety as Bucket led them deeper into the jungle, but forced himself to continue on. This was something he had dreamed of for many moons: the opportunity to see the world outside of the Garden. He wasn't going to let his nerves ruin this experience for him.

"There's a good spot not far from here," Bucket called back to him, causing Casper to jump. He had been lost in his thoughts and hadn't realized how long they'd been walking in silence. He hurried to catch up to the other tom, hoping he wasn't making things too awkward.

"Thanks for letting me tag along by the way." Casper pricked his ears as the sound of birds grew nearer, they must be getting close to the spot.

"No worries," Bucket flicked his tail dismissively, and the two carried on in silence until they arrived at a small clearing. Bucket gestured towards the trees and Casper looked up to see nests lining the tree branches. There were also a few bushes that would give enough shelter to function as a makeshift den. Casper couldn't believe his luck. Of all cats, Bucket had chosen to share this place with him.

It was already getting dark by the time they had reached the clearing, but Casper was determined to search for some feathers anyway. He also managed to catch some dinner before constructing a makeshift nest under a bush for the night. He was exhausted from traveling and from the day's events, so he had no trouble falling asleep.

[Berryy]

Please excuse any potential grammar mistakes, I completely forgot it was due today, so this was written in a last minute rush, at 1am dsjlsfl

Username:Berryy
Choose Your Clowder: Cliffside
Previous Prompt Response: N/a
Prompt Response:

Ferret
Cherry


Ferret gasped. Around him were bright combination of colors he’d never seen before, as he and Cherry treaded the thick undergrowth carefully. There was so much life, so much beauty, almost as if the whole jungles was one breathing being. And of course, they wouldn’t have been able to experience all of this, all the adventures they’re going to go through had he given in to Cherry’s whining and taken the easy path.

From the sounds of grumbling behind him, he could tell, that his best friend wasn’t so impressed with this little ‘adventure’ of theirs. Instead, the tortoiseshell molly took nervous glances left and right as they advanced forward, as if she was expecting trouble every step they took.

“Hey, relax, everything’s going to be alright. We won’t run into any trouble and even if we would, an enemy doesn’t stand a chance against such an iconic duo as us!! Please... Can you try to have a little bit more fun…? For me? I know it’s hard to leave your comfort zone, but I promise you’ll have a lot of fun.” He nudged his friend’s side gently with his tail in an attempt to ease her anxiety a little.

“I don’t know. It’s just… Everything is so unlike what we’re used to. My head hurts from all these new scents and it all feels really crowded. The vegetation is so thick that I can’t even see the sky, we could be ambushed at any moment, without warning.”
Ferret dug his claws into the ground in frustration. He appreciated how Cherry was the more mature and responsible one out of the two, balancing out his goofy nature, but he could feel this strange, new world calling out to them. He had to take his friend’s mind off of worrying and he knew just how he can do that!

“Haha, you’re it!!” The pale feline bopped the molly’s head with his paw and quickly dashed off into the distance.
“Wait, no! Ferret, it’s not funny….” With a small sigh, the tortoiseshell ran after him. Feeling very clever, the young tom looked over his shoulder mid-chase, with a satisfied purr.

After an excruciatingly long chase Cherry managed to finally catch up to Ferret, panting heavily. “Dang it, Ferret, you could’ve been seriously hurt.”

Once the rush of adrenaline has died down, the two looked around. While they were busy running around, they hardly noticed the change of environment around them. The friendly, vibrant scenery has changed into a dark and unwelcoming place, with hardly any light at all. Huge trees towering over them in every direction, all looking the exact same, at least to them. The duo shared an unsure glance with one another. This wasn’t part of the plan. They were supposed to just take a small detour but now, they were completely lost!

Cherry let out a bitter chuckle and snarled at her friend. “Of course. Of course, you didn’t listen. And now we’re stranded in an unfamiliar place, that we know nothing about! Why couldn’t you just listen to me for ONCE.”

Ferret flinched at the molly’s harsh words. “I- I just wanted to…” The two froze at the sound of rustling leaves. They weren’t alone. The moment the realization hit them, three cats jumped out of a bush, tackling the lost wanderers to the ground. Ferret let out a terrified yowl, trashing and twitching in an attempt to free himself, to no avail. The fight was over before it even begun. After a couple more minutes of disparate screaming, they heard pawsteps once more. Suddenly a fourth cat appeared. He seemed older than the other three, with a strange thing attached to his hindlegs. But the tom didn’t seem to be bothered by it, in fact, he seemed a lot more composed than the others.

“Let them go. These guys won’t be a problem.” The newcomer spoke with a calm tone and suddenly Ferret could feel the weight lifted from his shoulders.
“I’m sorry about these guys, young cliffsiders always are always a bit more… jumpy, I suppose. My name’s Kardal. I’m in charge of running the annual feather festival. When I’ve heard your screams, I thought that these rascals were hunting a poor bird, so I rushed over to stop them. Lucky for you, I guess. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but you two don’t seem to be from around here.”
After a moment of hesitation, Cherry and Ferret shook their heads. Everything happened so quickly, that they still couldn’t process what was going on.

“Alright, well, in that case, since these youngsters failed to show some hospitality, it would be great if they took you back to their camp, to at the very least get any potential wounds treated. I’ll come with you”
The two wanderers glanced at each other. They weren’t sure whether or not this was a good idea, but decided to trust Kardal’s judgement and they followed the group back to their home.

[831 words]

[miraphoenix]

Prompt 1 Results

Adamented - [Post]

As you search through the forest underneath the flight of macaws, your eyes widen in surprise and awe; you have found a trove of feathers, all in shining colors! You gather up as many as you can find, thrilled with your luck!

You have found:

12 feathers

Neon sparks - [Post]

In the flurry of exploration, Rufus found something glittering in the dirt. It looks like a fun accessory, and he took it with him to show off, along with some feathers!

You have found:

4 feathers
1x minimal line edit

ToastedCagon - [Post]

After a nervous night, you open your eyes... Only to see eyes looking back at you from the entrance to your den! The eyes are attached to a mouth with some sharp teeth; it's a coati, and it seems like this den was theirs! What do you do?

You have found:

7 feathers

►Athena◄ - [Post]

...And found his paws firmly on the stone on the other side! The stone is wet and slick, but his claws find purchase, and he scrambles firmly onto the bank. Waiting for him are a few feathers!

You have found:

6 feathers

EternalOutcxst - [Post]

After a restful sleep, you and your brother wake up to the sound of strange birds calling in the trees. It seems like you found a nice spot near a roost, and you find several feathers on the ground!

You have found:

9 feathers

ԏєѧѻӆғוѓԑ - [Post]

With the help of the cityside cats, Raft and Abnew found many feathers before resting for the night. In the morningone of the cityside cats approached the pair, impressed by the stories and by the pair's politeness, and expressed an desire to join Raft and Abnew on their travels!

You have found:

10 feathers
1x random MYO

AstroCat - [Post]

Despite Casper's exhaustion, he managed to find a fair number of feathers before falling asleep. As he woke up in the morning, he found a glittering item lying near the makeshift den, and decided to take it with him!

You have found:

9 feathers
1x extra breeding item

Berryy - [Post]

After spending the night with Kardal, Ferret and Cherry ventured out into the jungle to search for feathers. They found quite a few, and were looking pleased with their haul when they noticed a rustling in the bushes. Wary from yesterday, the two raised their hackles... Only to see a cat walking out, looking curiously at the pair! This cat had been watching Ferret and Cherry, and was eager to explore with them both!

You have found:

10 feathers
1x random MYO

[miraphoenix]

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Prompt 2
A young kitten approaches you and asks for your help finding feathers; do you help them?

This prompt will close on: CS rollover from July 19th to July 20th
[CS Clock]

You may answer this prompt in either art or words!

If you encountered a predator in your previous response, you may address this in your next reply for an extra chance at some feathers. ^^

[Neon sparks]

Username: Neon sparks
Choose Your Clowder: cliffside
Previous Prompt Response: Forum/viewtopic.php?p=138891587#p138891587
Prompt Response:

Junebug takes interest in the little kitten. happy to help them find feathers. she escorts them into the jungle along with stormy as their bodyguard. stormy is a bit taken aback by the kitten's odd lack of fur. he had never seen a cat with so little fur like this, it was certainly new to him. June didn't seem to mind, however. she was more concerned with helping the kit. June and the kitten had plenty of time to bond as they explored, June taking extra effort to play with them. finding little things in the forest to chase. at one point she heard a mouse in the undergrowth taking the chance to show the kit some hunting techniques!

[Adamented]

Username: Adamented
Choose Your Clowder: Cliffside
Previous Prompt Response: [x]
Prompt Response:

Perspective [Kaneli, #A89]

Carrying a bag full of feathers carefully plucked from the forest floor, I look up to see a familiar face. I'd recognize that short, patchy fur anywhere, and I'm quick to greet the cute kitten with a touch of my tail to their shoulder. "Anemone!" I call with a friendly smile, "How goes your hunt?"

Their fretful expression is enough to tell me all I need to know, their tail dips low. "Not too good..." My heart swims with sympathy, though they are on the same team as I am...

"What if I share mine with you?" I offer tentatively, a soft careful tone slipping from my maw.

Anemone shakes their head furiously, fur on their shoulders and back of their neck fluffing up in their stress, "No way! It's not the same if I don't find them myself..."

"Ah. I see." I pause thoughtfully, thinking about how else I could cheer them up, but there's not a whole lot I can do here. Except, maybe, change their mind? "Everyone needs help sometimes, you know... what if instead, I help you search?"

I could see their eyes sparkle with excitement and an endeared purr hums deep in my chest in response, I rub my nose on their shoulder and nudge them forward. "Come on then, let's go find you some!"

It's getting a little colder out and I breathe a sigh of relief, finally. Though with their little fur, Anemone does seem to shrink away from the cold a bit, I wander closer to share my body heat for their sake. My ears are constantly flicking about. "How's Ube?" I ask offhand, crouched below a bush of long fan-like reaching stems with narrow fanned leaves, "I kind of assumed you would be close by his side during this, once we split off."

Anemone's paws shuffle underneath them and they wrap their narrow tail over their hind paws to warm them, peering up at me while I scan the nearby forest floor. There's an unsettling silence about, it's making me uncomfortable, the anticipation has the hairs along my spine raising. There's something going on, there should be at least the singsong melodies or chittering chirps of macaws and other foreign birds around, but there isn't anything. Only the huff of our breaths, tiny and low under the shelter of this shady spot, the loose roots smothered with mud. "We got separated while he was hunting for food, I wanted to keep searching for feathers..."

"He approved of that, did he...?" I mumble, distracted by straining for any sound. There's still nothing, still silence, I shuffle on my paws as an itch settles in my coat from the sweat dripping between the strands.

"Well I didn't think-" He starts, a little louder than he means to, I cut him off with a sharp Shhh! There's a shuffle, I swear there was a shuffle. A slight... dragging sound. Blades of grass sliding against each other, then I see, nearby the undergrowth is splitting away.

I open my mouth wide, drinking the scent in deep. "Kaneli-" I cut Anemone off again, turning narrowed eyes in their direction, ears swiveling back in the direction of the movement to continue to monitor.

The sound has stopped and I can't help the frustrated sigh. "I'm trying to listen, it could be dangerous-" I begin to lecture.

This time, it's I who is cut off, as Anemone's voice of fear cuts through my words and my thoughts, "We have to go right now! Come on," The kit pushes my legs with their full weight and force, it barely nudges my foreleg over a bit but I'm on my paws quickly. "Run!"

At the kitten's mewls of terror I hear the shuffling in the grass get louder, a familiar scent fills the air. Familiar only that I had caught it earlier, neither easily identified as prey or predator but... it had confounded me before. I must not have caught it's attention before, but now as I scoop up Anemone by the scruff and launch out from under the ferns, I know I have.

A flash of green, gold, and black launches out of the brush behind us and looking back I don't notice the rocks in front of me, tumbling down and yowling as Anemone falls from my jaws, rolling away from me as the shock of black lined gold diamonds launches overhead with a hiss! It goes too far to catch either of us and I lunge for Anemone as it coils in a ropelike pile, getting ready to come for us again. My whole body is cold and my chest aches with anxiety, fear causing my heart to leap to my throat and its erratic rhythmic beat to pound in my ears. It swirls along the ground, displacing the undergrowth as it crawls closer, my eyes are reeling.

Desperately, I'm looking for any way out. Trees... it could follow us up, brush... it could probably smell us, it wouldn't do to hide. Then my ears perk up, as its length many, many times the length from my nose to tail coils tighter and it hisses at me, tongue flicking to taste the air- I can hear the rushing of the river nearby. Maybe it can swim, maybe not. Maybe it will lose our scent at the water.

Anemone mewls and shakes in my jaws but I take off again, there's a pause and then I can hear it rushing up behind me once more, my whiskers twitch in anticipation as we near closer and closer to the river. I can tell it's about to launch again when we near the bank, I time my jump just right.

Stretching branches overhead would allow us to cross the river, without getting wet, and disjoint our trail. Patiently, with my tail lashing with nerves, I wait, sprinting to keep ahead. Then, it comes- the strike! I leap at the moment I catch it lunging in my peripheral, straight up to the lowest branch with adrenaline pushing strength into my haunches that I never knew I had. I scramble up onto the branch, dropping Anemone onto the solid wood bark once they have a grip and lifting my tail up and away out of reach as the huge snake flies past us, right into the rushing rapids of the river. I see it turn and roil in the water, tail lashing out of the water as the currents run it over rocks and down away from sight.

"Are you okay?" I turn to Anemone, who is hyperventilating on the branch, pushing words through my own heavy breath falls. I never knew a creature like that could just be lurking anywhere... I should have asked more about what kind of dangers were around. I feel my whole body go limp, falling onto the branch and it groans and creaks underneath my bodyweight, bouncing slightly, my legs swaying on either side of the limb.

Anemone seems to be too jarred to respond at all so I shakily rise back to my paws, digging my claws into the bark to keep steady, and draw my tongue from Anemone's nose between their eyes and up their forehead to between their ears. I continue to groom, drawing the comb of my pink tongue over their ears and the back of their neck, between their shoulders- flattening the stressed fur, easing the goosebumps on exposed skin where their patches of missing fur are. "You're alright now. You're alright."

After a while, I see Anemone grow calm, and once the stress has passed I see them look past me. Their eyes light up suddenly and they jump to their paws, exclaiming. "Kaneli-! Look!" I turn to look over my shoulder, to see the shimmer of feathers. A macaw nest... an empty one. I begin my climb up the trunk to the higher branch, maybe if we're lucky there will be stray feathers left behind!

[unohdettu.lupaus]

Username: Eternaloutcxst
Choose Your Clowder: Cliffside
Previous Prompt Response: x
Prompt Response: POV: Tuhka #N89

after me and harakka had gotten some food to eat,my brother had left to look around a bit, i noticed an tiny pair of eyes staring at me from the bushes
"hello?.." i spoke, waiting for a response
"hi..im sorry for staring i was just wondering if you could help me find some feathers?" i sighed in relief the tiny pair f eyes belonged to a kitten

"yes ofcourse ill help you.. though i do have to wait for my brother to come back here as i cant leave him behind " i replied as i looked around " are you hungry? i do have a small rodent that i could give to you if you are" i asked the kitten who still hadnt gotten out of the bush

"yeah, i could eat if that isnt too much trouble?.."

"dont worry it isnt any trouble, you dont need to hide, you can come out" i said with a gentle voice
as the small kitten walked out of the bush, i was happy to give them the small rodent to eat while we waited for my brother to come back
me and the small kitten talked about ourselves and i learned their name was anemone

after a while of waiting harakka finally came back

"hey tuhka i found a- " harakka had noticed the small kitten i was with and he seemed suprised "who is this?" harakka asked

"their name is anemone, they are looking for feathers like we are, they asked for my help looking for feathers and i accepted, we were waiting for you, anyway what were you saying?" i replied to harakka, waiting for what he was saying before he noticed anemone

" oh hello nice to meet you anemone, i was saying that i found an open place which was surrounded by many birds, we could go there and look for feathers and help anemone find feathers too! " harakka said

"well what do you think anemone do you want to go find feathers?" i asked them

" Yeah! lets go!" anemone seemed to get more energetic after my question

i nodded and me and anemone followed harakka who led us to the place he told us about, we all saw many different kinds of feathers around the place

as we all looked for the right kind of feathers we had a fun at the same time, we took a few breaks from looking for the feathers and we did play tag a few times too! as looking for feathers only would have been boring

[ToastCottagecat]

Username: ToastedCagon
Choose Your Clowder: Cliffside
Previous Prompt Response: !!
Prompt Response:

Mitto's pov

"Mitto... Psst... Mitts! Wake up!! Mitttsssss" lilith shakes Mitto even harder. "WHA-mffh" Lilith covers his mouth before he can even yell at her. "what is the meaning of all thi-" Mitto stoped his talk. A loud growling from outside of the den. The coati Surrounds the den, circling as they wanted to get us out from the den. "Mitt... What should we do?
They look... Agitated a-and angry" Lilith whispered. "follow my lead~" Mitto whispered back. Then Mitto tip toed slowly out of the den, but the coati was back! So... He move to plan b.... Mitto puffed up trying to intimidate the coati, Lilith also puffed up. But intimidating them doesn't seem to work. So plan C it is. Mitto left no choice, then he screamed "FLEEEEEE!!! ".

The coati was distracted, trying to cover their ears from that loud screaming. The two ran as far as they can, successfully flees from the coati den.
*rustle rustle* the bush was moving. Something is there... What could it be? A baby coati, another angry coati, or something even worse that coati!??
Or- "oh! Hello there" a kitten pops out of the bush. Mitto and Lilith felt relieved, "hi there little fella~ what are you doing here in the jungle?" Mitto questioned the little kitten. "I'm looking for feathers! Can you help me find some? " the kitten replied. " hey kit, if you want some feathers you can ask him to give you some. He got plenty of rubbish in his den" Lilith suddenly budge in. "it's not rubbish! It's my collection of.... of..." Mitto is lost for words. "R U B B I S H" Lilith shouted. "pfft- Yea what ever lith" Mitto growled.

The two of them and the little kitten have been searching the jungle for feathers. And unfortunately Mitto is again separating him self... Again. Mitto climbs a tree to find some feathers. Yet he got him self thinking. " feathers came from birds right... If I successfully hunted a bird, I can just... Pluck the feathers of? Maybe... " Mitto murmured. Mitto continues to jump from branch to branch like a squirrel. Then... Something shiny caught his eyes. It was a single black feather! As soon as he starting towards it. The wind picked up. Blowing the feather with it. Mitto as fast as he could chase after the feather, then he jumps! Catching the feather with his mouth. "haha! Gotm chma femter" Mitto was proud over his victory. Mitto then tried to walk back to Lilith and the little kitten, but he was stuck in mud! Mitto tried to free him self and try not to let go of the feather at the same time. After a while, a familiar voice came "mitttsss where are youuu!! " it was Lilith, "obher hewre!! " Mitto yelled trying to get their attention. Surprisingly one the kitten notices. Mitto struggles to tell the kitten to go get Lilith to help him out. The kitten stood there, leaning their head to the left. As in they did not get the message he was trying to tell. But finally Lilith came looking for the kitten, Mitto tears if relieved that Lilith came.

At the end Mitto got out of the sticky mud. Lilith found 2 feathers while searching for Mitto. So the kit got 3 feathers in total. "Mitto... Next time... DONT YOU EVER TRY TO VANISH AGAIN!! Lilith burst with anger. Okay okay... Sheesh... Mitto then relized some thing Hey kit! Do you... Uh- know a place where we can take shelter by any chance??" Mitto taking an opportunity to find safe shelter. "hmm... I do actually. I can guide you there if... *Yawn* if you want" the kitten replied. By the yawning, Lilith then offered the kitten a piggyback ride. The kitten then accept it and guides them to the shelter. The shelter seems much dryer than before. When Lilith was about to tell the kitten to get of, she noticed that the kitten was fast a sleep. So they let the kitten sleep for a while.

[kiro,,]

Username: kiro,,
Choose Your Clowder: cliffside
Previous Prompt Response: n/a
Prompt Response:

“Hey, Tawny, I think there’s a little someone following us.” Ghost purred as she watched the kitten peer out from behind a tree. She had been careful not to make a big fuss in fear it’d startle the young cat, but he still ducked away again regardless. “Oh hey, it’s alright. I’m sorry. Can we help you?”

“I’m Anenome. I’m having trouble finding feathers.” the small voice called, still not revealing themself. Tawny stepped towards the tree slowly.

“My name’s Tawny and this is my friend Ghost, we haven’t found any either. Maybe we could help each other search.” Tawny’s voice was soft, like how he had addressed his own kits when they were younger. Anenome peeked out again, his ears were pricked with curiosity and consideration. He hummed for a moment before stepping out completely and smiling.

“Yes please! Where to first?”