Written in the Stars

it hadn't taken tigertuft too long to figure out that she wasn't the only cat who had picked up on the rabbit near by. its scent had reached her a good while before wispfang's, but the closer that she got to the prey, the more she was aware of his presence. she did not give up the hunt, however; just in case the rabbit spooked and ran into her path, though there was no need to do so. in the near distance, her ears caught sound of the squeak of the rabbit, quickly silenced. the girl. felt herself relax out of her careful steps, and close the small gab between each other. there was no harm in saying hello after all. besides, the two cats hadn't really been too close at all; they had both been apprentices at the same time, but the girl couldn't think off of the top of her head any time that she had interacted with the other warrior outside of business and routine. 

"good catch," the girl says with a smile, pushing herself out into his line of sight. "you weren't the only one on that guy's tail. certainly wasn't his lucky day, huh?" she remarks, gesturing softly towards the rabbit. even if wispfang hadn't been here, the rabbit wouldn't have had a happy ending either way. there was no feeling bad for him though--bellies had to be fed. the chilling of the weather only reminded her of that. dawnclanners were lucky to have their thick coats, but the leaf-bares were all the more brutal up in the mountains. whether or not wispfang notes on the rhetorical comment, she finds herself speaking up once more. "since you were close by, figured i might as well drop in. need an extra set of paws? can't be any harm in double the claws--and what, with the wolf sightings too?" she wasn't any better, considering she too had been out on her own up until this moment, but whatever, right?

Doge

little rabbit didn't stand a chance; it was doomed from the start. the tabby couldn't argue that one, and she smiles softly at his remark. which was only further solidified as he teased her over the wolf comment. tigertuft scoffs (in a lighthearted, amused way), rolling her eyes at his words and newfound. "my hero! now i feel quite safe," she meows, teeth flashing in a grin as she mirrors back the mood. "you must have scared them all off already with your sheer presence." tail tucked and legs pumping. though in all seriousness, tigertuft did hope that the absence of the beast stayed true. whether or not they could take it, it was far too late in the season to be freely getting wounded. she had spoken with bellwing about the herb issue not too long ago, though she hadn't seen the sheer severity of the dwindling supplies in frostbite's den or even talked to the snowy cat firsthand herself. she had no ill will towards the medicine cat, especially as well at her job as she was, but ah.. she hadn't much desire to linger around her and her sharp tongue for too long. getting badly injured now could easily come back to bite their tails later in the season.. or even someone else's.

though that wasn't necessarily on the forefront of her mind. tigertuft was more focused on feeding cat's bellies right now. and standing around was simply wasting daylight. the tabby takes a moment to scent the air, hoping to pinpoint the proximity of another catch. she had heard some secondary rustling in the scarce underbrush a little bit ago, but she had been more focused on the larger rabbit to consider it at the moment. chances were it had likely already noticed her scent and ran. drat. yet another downfall of the cold weather. "wonder where he came from?" she ponders out loud, looking at the limp rabbit. "might be a burrow somewhere?" with this thought and hunting eagles.. well, turns out she was apparently growing increasingly fond of the idea of breaking and entering with each and every new post.

Doge