Username: Osskiar
Cat Name: Skua
Gender: He/They
Rank: Guard
Clan: CorvidClan Age: tbn
Prompt: "Where are we going?" Came the sigh behind from him. Skua had been waiting for that; Swansong wasn't one for surprises at the best of times, but this new place was so
good, surely she'll forget the almost day's walk to get there when she sees it!
Skua couldn't help the bounce that crept into his jog as the trees grew thicker around them, the dirt of a path beneath their paws, too excited about showing their new place off to notice that she had to run to keep up.
"Is that... water?" Swansong asked as they slowed to a walk, her breathing heavy as she tried to hide how much the run had taken it out of her. The sound of running water flowed through the trees, getting louder still as they followed the path. Skua stifled a purr when his paws touched the wooden boards that had been the dirt path, skipping foward to sit at the edge of the planks.
"A bridge," her mew sounded over the noise.
"Yeah," Skua said nodding, not taking his eyes off the stream below,
"You brought us all the way out here for a bridge?"
"Yeah,"
Somehow she didn't sound excited about the new place. All around him Skua could see and hear so much: the wind running through the tall plants that dipped into the stream, the creak of the wooden bridge as it settled in the flow of the water. Below him, fish of all colours swam with the current, and sometimes there were frogs!
Skua shook their head, standing to meet his leader where she stood grooming herself, trying to hide her awkwardness. As the two cats turned to leave he knew Swansong would change her mind next time he brings her here.