Chapter #19 TheSnow -

White cotton blanketed the ground as cats of all clans, rouges, loners, and kittypets alike saw the first snow of the year. It fell like a feather and all the apprentice watched it in amazement. There were no kits because they would be too weak in a harsh season like this but everyone, including the elders, felt strong and alive. After being well fed the night before, the cats felt full and probably could live off of berries and different kinds of leaves if necessary. The death berries would be coming out soon and everyone was warned by Cinderpelt and Leafstone to watch out for them. Blackrosebounded through the snow, Fogpaw close behind. Blackrose was currently helping her daughter heal her leg after a moon ago when she cracked the bone. To help heal it, Leafstone put two sticks, about the size of her legs, on the right and left and wrapped green algae, or seaweed, from the river arcoss it and let it dry in the sun. It was currently stuck and had to be cut oopen with claws or fangs to get it off.

Blackrose panted and sighed, "The snow is getting thicker, let's get the prey that we caught and head for camp."

"Okay, I'm tired anyways." Fogpaw claimed, streching her legs a little.

They headed back and picked up a mice, a pika, and two sparrows. Blackrose looked up in the night. A familiar sight caught her violet eyes.

She dropped the sparrows, "Mooneye, it's so nice to see you!"

The Owl landed silently next to her, another owl followed and landed next to Mooneye. It was a female, barn owl with a bright-heartshaped face and light tan body with darker flecks. She nodded at the two cats.

"Blackrose! And..."

"Fogpaw, She is my daughter."

"Oh, this is Silkrain, she is new to the area, I was showing her around."

Silkrain grinned, "Hello, Rose, Fog, It's very nice to meet you, I come from the northern lands, Of Snow and Ice Of Time."

"Never heard of it." fogpaw said as snow started to cover her light gray head and Blackrose's scarred face.

"It's a terrible place full of huge creatures, rapid waters, and so little prey..." Silkrain sighed.

"Well we best be geting back because it's almost midnight." Blackrose said looking to the sky, again.

"Well good-bye!" Silkrain and Mooneye said as the flew off.

"Bye-bye." Fogpaw cried out.

"Bye..." Blackrose watch the owls fly off into the moon light.

"We should drop this prey off before it starts growing fungi!" Fog teased. "Yup, Yup!"

"Okay, let's go!' Blackrose said as she raced her daughter through the snow.