Nightfur woke up, the dawn light meeting her eyes. She yawned and stretched. She stood up, and saw that Kioni had already gone hunting. She smiled, and looked out the cave entrance. Now they had made it possible to get down to the path-like ledge so they could exit that way without revealing their secret passage. That was their secret. She smiled and basked for a while before getting up, and walking down to the path. It had been a year since that meeting, and it was great. There were rumors of groups trying to start a war, but they were stomped out. Apart from that, everything was bliss. She got to the end of the path and saw that Kioni was fishing down at the river. She smiled at the sight of him, remembering he was now an adult, and she would be too soon. she had learnt all there was to learn about being a healer. Her dad was a great teacher. She opened her mind to the trees and searched for Birkita.
Good morning Birkita!Good morning my little one. I have new for you.Oh?I am a sapling now! What? Where?Just behind you silly little kit. Nightfur purred, knowing she would never stop being a kit to Birkita. She liked it. She turned around, and saw a little sapling growing. She laughed at the tiny thing, not believing a tree as old as the clan's soul was in there. She smiled softly and stroked the little tree. It grew slightly, it's leaves broadening and it's trunk widening.
A little extra help Birkita. She felt Birkita's thanks, her knowledge of how hard it was to do that and how it drained her energy. Nightfur smiled again and leaped through the trees to Kioni. "Hey silly, look up!" She saw him almost drop his fish in shock and look up. His eyes softened and he smiled. Nightfur leaped down and he put his fish on the rock. They purred and wrapped tails. They picked up their fish and walked back up to their cave den to enjoy breakfast. "So anything special happen while I was asleep?" Nightfur questioned, gulping down her trout, not seeing the white cat observing them from a tree by the river.