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Originally Posted by Thistledawn
"That's good to hear," the silver she-cat mewed. She knew that a queen needed to stretch her legs after being in the cramped nursery every once in awhile. Silvermask was glad that Snakebite was able to get some fresh air. She was also able to hunt with her mate, a luxury hardly any queens got with their busy schedule of caring for kits.
"Mmm," Silvermask murmured, closing her eyes for a moment. She moved the bones and muscles beneath her pelt in a swimming motion. She opened her eyes once more to reveal her green gaze sparkling even more now. Silvermask's gray and black tail whisked happily behind her. "It's been a little bit since I've gotten my pelt wet." She began. "Perhaps we should. It really does feel like it's been seasons since we've hunted together." Silvermask said honestly, a hint of regret in her voice. Between Silvermask's litters of foster kits and Snakebite's kits, they hadn't gone outside the nursery together nearly enough.
Silvermask's eyes moved to Snakebite's kits. "We'll be sure to bring back the biggest and most juicy fish out there for you lot. You'll be the best fed kits in all of the Clans." She jokingly poked at Moonkit with a paw. |
The next day the two she-cats set off for the river. Rocks and tuffs of grass fell beneath SnakeBites paws, scraping up her soft pads. Soon the river was only a few fox lengths away, she got into a crouch. She waited for SilverMask to dive in, then both cats sank into the crystal water leaving the world of legs behind. SilverMask swam as if she was a thin Pheno, no need or urge for air, or land. It was like when they had no kits, and no warrior responsibility, free like an eagle soaring over camp. SnakeBite in an instant spotted a, of what she thought was a brass, but do brass even live in a river like this? But it wasn't her problem, she just needed to feed her clan, so she lounged for it, another cat, or 2, feed. She swam up plopping her catch on land, and she saw SilverMask come and drop off her catch too.
The two thin cats carried a plentiful catch for the clan. They saw the dawn petrol scamper to the boarder with their apprentices. Quickly SnakeBite noticed CalicoHeart with her apprentice BirdPaw, and of course TangleHeart. They all greeted and carried on. Soon the two friends neared camp.