[Dirtfur]

 

Originally Posted by CatontheMoon

Reedtail filled up with excitement, her paws tapping excitedly at the muddy ground. "Of course, Cricketsting! C'mon, I'll show you." She jumped to her paws and started towards the distant tree den.
But as she flicked her tail towards the tom, gesturing for him to follow, she pondered, Hmm, what if he just wants to see my collection to make fun of me? Or worse, destroy it! He could trick me into showing him the way and then tear apart my den! That tom is always pulling pranks on every cat he sets his eyes on...
As Reedtail glanced back at Cricketsting, a strong feeling of worry began to build up inside her chest. How could she truly trust him?

But all Reedtail's anxieties melted away as her paws stepped into the cold hollow tree den. The walls were covered ceiling to floor in butterflies, pinned by their wings by thorns as a display. Some cats might've thought it was eerie to see but Reedtail only saw it as a wonderful StarClan-like place.
Draping from the ceiling was wonderful lines of tied-together flowers. Bluebells, daisies, and lavender were planted carefully in corners and in cracks of the walls, which made the tree den looks almost mystical. Many uncovered cracks in the ceiling let the bright sunlight through, but today as the clouds loomed overhead, it didn't do much to light the area.
In the middle of the den was a large, flat stone. Several small thorns were arranged neatly into organized piles on the flat surface.
Reedtail padded towards an empty spot on the tree walls, gazing up at it with determination in her gaze.
"This is where the Lotis blue butterfly will lay, once I catch it." She looked over at Cricketsting with her piercing blue gaze.

The creamy warrior followed the she-cat into the tree den. His under paws sent shiver through the spine as they kept stomping on the cold surface. His fur pricked by the coldness. And the eeriness Cricketsting noted. Yes, it felt so creepy going inside a den that contained dead butterflies, or the tomcat hoped that they are. He watched Reedtail go to a vacant spot. As she looked back at Cricketsting, the tomcat jumped. "Um y-yeah, hope you do." Cricketsting had thought about pulling prank on Reedtail. This can be the perfect opportunity to do so, but the hollow, wooden graveyard's aura chilled his bones. He felt like that if he does pull a prank on Reedtail, she would turn to Dark Forest magic or something and would turn Cricketsting into a trout. "It looks, um, pretty cool," he meowed with regret for asking to be here, taking a step back.