[Brilliance]

Originally Posted by Beam

Fennec closed his eyes and remembered Holly's face. He sighed, he wished Holly and Swift were still here with him to share his heaven he called home. Here, where it was safe. Here, where prey was almost in waves. With the thought of prey, Fennec distantly remembered the shrew he ate this morning, it sparked a memory in his head: Swift loved shrew the most. despite her bird-indicating name, she had always loved shrews. Not to eat, though. She thought they were the cutest things in the world. Fennec smiled as he recalled the times sister built a small, shrew-proof space out of twigs. The next day, she caught a small shrew by the tail and kept as her 'pet' in the little home she made. Fennec frown as he relived the rest. Mother was mad, and Swift didn't want Tiny the Shrew to be eaten, so she knocked down his home and Tiny the Shrew was set free. Mother got really mad, and Swift didn't look the same again. he opened his eyes and looked at his cream-colored paws. This was not the time to be remembering his past.

He lifted his nose to the air, hoping to catch a whiff of a songbird or something he could catch. At first, a robin's scent lingered in the air, and then an unfamiliar one- a distinctive cat's scent. Now, Fennec had seen all the "Clans", each one had a remarkably distinguished scent, but he had never identified this one before. Fennec stood on his paws and traced the border of his fern enclave, the tips of the fronds touching his ankles. His dark gold eyes searched for a surrounding cat, his ears perked and angled to find ay bit of noise. He flicked them back and forth and side to side and found no sound to hint any more sign of a cat.

"Hello?" He called out, making his tone level so it would indicate he could be approachable but could be hostile is the case came. Surprisingly, his legs were buzzing with an energy. It was excitement, although he would defend his home, he also had a slight want to meet someone new: for fun. "Is anyone there?" he made his tone are gentle this time.

Don't be scared...don't be scared...don't be scared...At the sound of a loud voice, the she cat stood still. Her ears twitched. Did she hear that correctly? Timid felt her body shivering, and she knew, for some odd reason, that this would be the end of her. Some cat was going to find her, and kill her for roaming through their territory. Though...that was a problem. Was this even someone's territory? That was something Timid didn't know, yet she was still scared.

Her small legs began to scamper around, trying to get out of their as fast as she could. Or, at least hide under one of the ponderosa pine trees--yes, she would be safe there. ''Maybe I can dig a hole-'' A pause moment. Her midnight gaze grew wide. ''No! Absolutely not! Dirt is nasty...and I don't wanna be buried alive.'' She cried to herself, so hiding under a pine tree would had been the next perfect idea. This made Timid miserable as she knew that she failed big time. Absolutely. If she went back to the Syndicate, she knew she would be mouse meat. The she cat could had cried, but she didn't want to hear the sound coming after her. Knowing where her whereabouts at.

So, she ran. She looked behind just to make sure the voice wasn't coming after her. She wanted to get away from this area, but she knew she was heading deeper into it. Perhaps, losing her way home. There was a nearby ponderosa tree where she could take refuge under until the cat passed. She refused to be anyone's meal. She was mighty small, and mighty tender. Easy to take advantage of, which made her even more scared. The she cat continued to run, but she wasn't paying attention to where she was going. Instantly, as she looked ahead of her, she saw that she ran into another cat. She tried to stop her paws by skidding into the dirt, but instead it threw her further until she knocked into the other cat. For a second, dizzying overcame her, and her head began pounding. ''Ow...''She muttered, her voice soft, barely above a whisper.