December Fanfic Contest

A soft silence had settled over BlogClan territory. It covered the usually birdsong-filled forests, hushed the once-rustling branches, and spread over the usually buzzing camp. It came with the glistening snow that had been falling since midnight; the blanket of glistening flakes chilled cats' paws and sent the prey into hiding. Plants wilted and shivers were sent through cats' fur as the silence and snow covered every bit of BlogClan's land.

With the snow came an intensified snappiness. It was, in part, caused by the hunger that had settled in after the prey dashed to its burrows to hide away for the leaf-bare. It was also caused by the piercing cold, but most of all the anxiety that nipped at every cat's pelts. BlogClan had been stuck in cat bodies for nearly half a year now. Everybody missed home. Everybody was nervous. Everybody was scared. Everybody was on edge.

Especially Willowlight.

She had been pacing the senior warriors' den for what she thought was about an hour (no clocks in the forest), hungry and tired and almost everything else that was completely aggravating.