A Grain Of Sand

*It was sunset and the forest trees were still and the camp was quiet, the felines within the camp walls were spread out throughout the clearing their eyes narrowed into slits and furs bristled as they stared at a unknown group entering their territory and camp entrance, a drop of water hit between the two groups and in an instant the felines on both sides lunged at each other. As the yowls, hisses and snarls erupted from the felines maws and echoed through out the forest it began to pour down onto them, their blood covered pelts sticking to their bodies along with now puddles of blood mixed with the fresh rain water scattered along the camp clearing.*
*A yowl erupted from the nursery as a cream she-cat with white patches along her pelt raced out up to a dark tom. Her bright amber eyes in worry as she explained towards the leader, "Zahra Is Missing!" The brute paused in shock as he whipped around facing some of the injuries and remaining felines, "What did you do with our Spawn!" The dark male demanded in a deep raging tone. One of the females stepped forward holding the small bundle within her teeth, the multi-grey and faded black-grey bundle was dripping blood as her once long pretty tail had been bitten off. The small kit was wailing in pain as the she-cat set the small kit down in front of the raging leader, the brute quickly nudged the bleeding bundle to the Sawbones, healers.*

*"Eclipse what are we going to do with the rest of the left over cats who were left by their own group?" A grey tom had limp up to the dark male. "Sand gather some cats who are fit enough to help get the intruders to the Pick den, If they wish they can join us or leave and wonder back to their original leader...Once that is done we can check out our Spawn.." He looked at the cream she-cat before trotting off to help.*

*Within the Sawbones den the brownish-tan tom had pressed cobwebs and other herbs onto the Spawns now bobbed tail. His hazel and emerald eyes scanned the Spawns tiny body looking for any other wounds that she may have gotten. He picked laid down tucking his paws beneath him watching the Spawn lay silently pawing at the air. He watched the other Sawbones head out into the camp clearing with herbs and help the rest of the members before Eclipse and Sand had blocked his view. "Zahra will be fine...She just needs rest, but her balance with forever be off until she learns to control it due to her now shortened tail. Other then that shes healthy and ready to go!" He gave a warm smile and a soft purr. The couple nodded and laid besides the small feline.*

{*Moons and Moons later}*

*"We are here today to congratulate our new Pharaoh! Zahra!" Eclipses voice echoed throughout the camp along with the cheering felines. "I lov-" Eclipses voice was quickly cut off by a loud bang, a gunshot, it had hit Eclipse through his chest. "Hide!" Zahra yowled out towards the gasping group of felines. Zahra stared at her fathers limp body as her mother had already left her from sickness. She placed her head against her fathers flank before going to her hiding spot. It was hours till the humans had left them at piece, Zahra raced up to her limp father and laid down besides the dark brutes body. "Don't worry...I'll protect our group...No matter the cost..."*    {The Winds Awakening}    The sun was shining upon the lush green forest, the wind was calm with no clouds to be seen. The camp was quiet and calm till the Spawns woke up. One after another the Spawns raced to each den wailing for everyone to wake up, once their mission was done they went back to the nursery were they were greeted by their Board Mothers and Mothers. Everyone seemed annoyed and tired as they breached from their dim dens into the sun light, their eyes winced as they adjusted to the glare.
Zahra slowly pushed her way out of her den through some ferns, she looked at the annoyed cats and quickly mewed kindly to the sleepy felines, "We were call Spawns once, and we did the same thing to our fellow members." She smiled as she slowly looked towards her Vizier, or second in command, "Can you organize some boarder patrols? I've heard rumors about an odd ginger like cat strolling through our territory." Zahra mewed before heading towards the Soldiers den, "I need everyone who isn't picked for the patrol to continue Sparring and be on the look out for anything odd around the camp, or the camp entrance." Her tone had a bit of a seriousness in it as she didn't want anyone being harmed as Crystal was going to have her Spawns today and she wanted everything to go as easy as possible.