Thunder crashed. Crystalkit looked at the pooling water around her, surprised by the damage the storm had caused. She got scared as the storm rose. Cowering in the back of the medicine den, the ginger tabby cried out with a single, fearful mew. The medicine cat, Snowsong, heard her and attempted to calm her down.
"It's fine, Crystalkit." Snowsong said, quietly, barely heard over the rushing wind. A loud, clear yowl ran out through the clearing.
"Look out!"
Crystalkit looked out into the clearing and heard a loud snap. A nearby tree fell into the clearing, falling flat on Frozenshard, Crystalkit's own mother.
"NO!" Crystalkit's mew rang louder than the rushing winds. Tears fell from her face as the storm slowly let up. She watched as a few of the warrior lifted the tree away from her mother. She decided to leave the den, running to the center of camp. Her paws slipped and she slided into a jutting rock, scarring her eye badly.
