Her breathes came in ragged gulps as she started sprinting towards some form of shelter. The Fox was fast on her tails, it's lithe body moving swiftly weaving the bushes and oak trees.
''Help!'' Flower ducked beneath a small fallen tree. As she looked under her paws, she realised there was a small hole in the ground, a hole just barely big enough to squirm into.
The Fox's jaws snapped behind her, and at the same moment, the black she-cat wriggled through the opening.
Oh no! The hole was actually a tunnel. She started crawling through but soon realised her battle with the Fox had made her frail. At least the rabid animal couldn't fit in it.
A sharp pain made her gasp. Flower craned her neck only to see half her tail was missing.
Darkness.
At first, there were only sounds. The sound of trees swaying in the wind. Then the smell of cold, crisp air.
''Where am I?''
Her frightened voice echoed in the pitch black. She sensed pawsteps approaching. Flower's heat began racing, blood pounded in her ears.
A grey and white cat came into view. She blinked a few times, realising she was no longer asleep.
Flower was still confused. She tried moving but her exhausted body disagreed. ''Don't try and move, you'll only make your injuries worse,'' The cat meowed again. Flower studied the cat. He was around the same age as her, more or less, but smelled nothing like a clan cat. His yellow eyes reminded her of the Fox.
''you were flailing around when I found you.'' Said the cat who was now chewing some kind of poultice. He walked over to Flower and rubbed it into her scapes and cuts, it hurt less now.
''Comfrey root that was. Where've my cobwebs gone now?'' The cat sniffed around the den, turning over a few small rocks with leaves underneath them. She guessed he was some kind of healer.
''Oh, right. I assume you are wondering who I am?'' Flower nodded at the cat's question. ''I'm Parsley,'' said the cat.
Flower nodded again. ''My name's Flower.'' This time, Parsley was the one who nodded. ''Okay, well, how did you get into this predicament?'' They were still in the tunnel, but with more room, and it seemed as though the strange cat lived here.
Flower explained the Fox situation, and then remembered her disappearing mentor. ''That piece of crowfood! The coward ran away as soon as saw it!'' She growled.
Flower stretched her limbs out, only seeing a wrenched claw and some scrapes. The deep cut on her side was all she worried about. With that out of the way, she continued her rambling.
Parsley listened intently to Flower. Only pausing to ask what Meadow-Clan was. Soon enough he too looked exhausted.
''Look, I'm glad you're fine. Tomorrow you'll be able to go back to your 'Clan'.'' Mewed Parsley.
Flower closed her eyes. Inviting sleep.
Wait, I have half a tail!
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