Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26053883-20160716005138/@comment-26053883-20160720222817

Firefly sighed. All this screaming was getting really annoying. He padded out of the cave alone, not waiting for another cat's approval.

''Why can't cats just agree on something for once? It's constant arguing around here. One piece of prey left? Argue. Not sensibly send out cats to find more. Gathering today? Argue. Not work it out with their senior warriors and medicine cat. Everything's arguing. Maybe I should run away like Brightpaw. But... all the other cats... my Tribe... I couldn't. ''

He walked up to a rocky outcropping and sat down, watching the clouds float by peacefully. Eagles flew in the sky, silhouetted against the faint sharpest-ice sun. ''I envy their freedom. They can fly where they want, no cats to punish them, no worries when they're soaring in the beautiful sky.''

Suddenly, an eagle swooped down toward Firefly.

Firefly yelped and raised his front paws, raking the eagle's belly.

It scored its talons down his back, leaving deep marks. Blood and pus oozed from where the eagle's talons had been.

The eagle soared away, bleeding slightly.

Firefly had it much worse.

He limped back to the cave, stumbling and tripping. His wounds stung as dirt rubbed into every scratch.

When he reached the cave, Firefly was gasping for breath.