Starless

starless

chapter one
"What's wrong with...!?"

"Why does she look so..."

"G-great StarClan--!"

I don't recognize any of the voices around me. I want to see who's speaking, but my eyes feel as if they're stuck shut. Instead I mew softly and press closer to the warm fur of my mother.

Her feathery tail wraps itself around me, and I let out a broken purr. Someone - I assume it's my mother - snaps, "Everyone, get away! I just got back from the journey, and I'm exhausted. Leave me and my daughter alone!"

Another cat, one with a deeper voice, starts, "B-but--!" Then it cuts itself off with a yelp. A light breeze buffeted my fur as the rapid patter of paws that followed faded away. I think the deep-voiced cat left.

Finally, after a moment of stillness, my mother gently touches my forehead with her nose. "You're safe now." she murmured softly.