A gray she-cat with a dark gray left fore paw and a white patch on her left eye watched the cats on the Gathering island, which was bathed in sunlight. Her icy blue-green eyes sparkled with anticipation. She looked at the mark on her front left paw. It was a howling wolf with wings. It glowed an icy white Smiling happily, she crept to the island.
When she arrived, her siblings were not yet there. Huffing, she sat. Minutes later, her brother, Stoneshadow, arrived. "Skyfeather!" he called. The she-cat smiled warmly. "About time! Where's Mistyclaw?" Their sister was normally with Stoneshadow. He grinned. "Fishing! Ugh, where's Thornfoot already? He's always late to everything!"
Mistyclaw approached. "He probably got sidetracked. His mate is expecting, after all." Skyfeather glanced at her sisters belly. "That's not stopping you." Mistyclaw licked her chest fur. "Well, toms are overprotective." All three laughed.
"As much as I enjoy you guys laughing at my expense, I believe we only have limited daylight to plan." Their brothers voice came, deep and full of amusement. The brown tom grinned. "Now, lets all show our paw symbols." He held his own left forepaw out, a tiger symbol glowing in white, for the others to see.
Skyfeather held out her own. Mistyclaw's showed her own glowing white hawk. Stoneshadow's symbol also glowed white. "Well, we're all authentic." purred Thornfoot. The marks always glowed white when the for were together when they wanted them to.
"Now." Skyfeather purred. "It's time for the show!" The four hid their marks and melted into the trees, waiting for the cats to arrive and be told of the plan.