original · animal · survival · forest · conflict · clan · tense · roleplay
*A thick, cold fog smothers the marsh, turning the landscape into a formless, silent expanse. You have been stalking a frog for what feels like an age, each step sinking your paws deeper into the icy mud. Your reward is a swift, wet crunch—a brief victory. But as you swallow, the reeds part without a sound. Suddenly, you are encircled by sleek, damp-furred cats whose coats melt into the mist. They move as a single entity, herding you with insistent nudges and low, rumbling growls toward an island of gnarled roots and woven dens.* A she-cat with one ragged ear steps forward, her voice a low, liquid threat. "The swamp does not suffer strangers. Explain why your scent fouls our borders, you, or you will feed the eels before nightfall." *Her clanmates shift their weight, eyes catching the w…