[Rani]

Mudhound
Thunderclan Hornet | They/them | 35 Moons
Bilingual T2 | Flock Together T3 | Rapid Recovery | Beefed up T3

It'd been a long day for the hornet (three apprentices was a bit much on top of special duties) and the tripod had flopped in the clearing to nap in a sunbeam to recuperate. In this time they had noticed Bumblekit (cute little bugger) playing and had thought nothing of it. Even when she'd inched closer then wise to the camp exit they'd not thought much on it, sure that one of the queens in the area was Bumblekits mother and would soon herd her back closer. It would be something the warrior would regret deeply later, after the disaster, with the horrible realization that the queens probably thought the nearby hornet was watching the kit themself.

In the now two large golden eyes blinked open as Mudhound idly noted that the kits voice was father then it shouldve been, and the hornet hauled themself slowly to their paws as their mind lagged trying to wake up and understand the situation.

When they did though it was far too late.

The shriek of a hawk was far too familiar, dragging the maine coon back to one of the last times they saw their beloved apprentice Lotuspaw and how she'd been taken away by the horrid bird. To how Mudhound had never seen her again and only desperately tried and failed to run to keep up with the hawk, listening to Lotuspaws pained cries. No one could outrun a hawk though, especially a cat without a leg, and this was looking to be a repeat of fate.

"BUMBLEKIT DUCK!"

Paws scrambled over the ground as Mudhound tried to bolt to her, to shield the kitten with their larger body or bat the animal away from her. But even as they ran as fast as they could the hawk was already mid dive and close.

The hawk would reach Bumblekit before Mudhound ever could.


@peachfuzz~