"On a Rainy Day..." -an Equinoxowl kit finding SRP

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Check out the litter here! https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1288201653 —————————————————————————— On a rainy day... a young Falconclan warrior fought through the increasingly powerful wind on a solo patrol along the Cavernclan border. Young was a subjective term, really he was 25 moons old, a warrior with one year of experience. Even if they felt that two years was already a long time, they knew that they had so many more years ahead of them. Her rather philosophical thoughts were interrupted by yet another gust of wind, spraying droplets into their eyes and battering their black and white wings with rain. Equinoxowl grunted, faltering momentarily in the air. It might be better if they landed, and avoided the worst of this storm, especially since it appeared to be worsening. As if hearing his thoughts, the rain began to pour down in heavy drops, further weighing down the warrior and proving his thoughts to be accurate. So they angled downward, partially blinded by the flying water, and crashed through the canopy of several trees. She thudded onto the muddy forest floor, cringing back at the feeling of squishy wet moss under her paws. They shook out their waterlogged feathers and neatly folded her wings against her body as they scanned the area with mismatched pink and green eyes. There. A scraggly tree with unusually thick foliage sheltered a small section bordered by tough brambles. Noxie hurried over and sat under it, flicking water off of himself with his wings. He was glad to be dry... as dry as he could be in a rainstorm, anyways. This type of rainstorm never lasted long. They often left almost as quickly as they came. Equinoxowl would have been completely content, had he not noticed the additional branches woven over their head to make the shelter more secure. It was clearly the work of a cat, and now that he noticed, there was a stale scent as well. No... there were two scents. One fading but the other? It was fresh. It had been hidden by the direction of the wind and the scent of mud but now that Equinox had caught it, it was becoming sharper. Fear scent laced with the soft milky undertones that ignited her memories of kithood. Equin felt alarmed, was there a kit here!? They crouched low and searched the nearby brambles. Sure enough, tucked deeply in the bushes was a feather lined nest. The surrounding branches had been cleverly woven to provide a safe, albeit cramped space. And in that nest, there was a trembling ball of silver fur and brilliant feathers. A kit, as Equinoxowl had suspected "Hey there," they whispered, entering the den slowly. Oh gosh, how would she deal with this? "Um. I'm not here to hurt you." A pair of mismatched brown and blue eyes opened to peer at him. Equinoxowl reached out a paw and drew the kit up against his body. "Oh my! You're freezing!" He yelped, initially recoiling but them moving back to share their warmth. He decided that they would take the kit back to camp and give it to a queen to be cared for. They didn't know how to care for a kit and didn't want to give this sweet child a bad experience. They were explaining this to kit as she crawled out of the den. But the kit seemed to tremble harder and clung to Nox's leg with sharp claws."You don't want to leave me, huh?" Equinox chuckled. They saw, with relief, that the weather was already letting up and the rain was slowing to a light drizzle. "I suppose I could give it a try." They smiled, heart throbbing with love for the kit. "Although I suppose that means you need to tell me your name now." The kit stretched up and whispered something in Equinoxowl's ear in a squeaky little voice. Nox's smile widened at the same time as the sun finally broke through the clouds, causing a rainbow to streak across the clearing sky. They purred softly, "Opaline... That's perfect." End ——————————————————————————