» C u r š ε - - || December Missing Chapters Event?? 10/30

A loud thump echoes behind me, the vibrations of the landing traveling through the dirt and hitting my paws. I quickly look over my shoulder to see an ordinary off-white she-cat with blue-grey splotches, her eyes such a deep blue that I almost mistake them for a dark purple. She doesn’t smile or frown or give any indications as to why she jumped down from her perch in the tree.

But I can feel them. They are like bright lights among the dead things. It’s the same feeling I had when I witnessed the wolves coming through these same woods to take down my family and I under Lionshadow’s command.

I want to lunge at the she-cat, to punish her for coming down alone without backup. It will force the others in the trees to be more cautious around me and be more willing to listen to my demands, but my gut says that either way, they will take me to Snow.

The rest of the patrol drops down from the trees. At least eight more of them. They surround me, their claws extended into the pine needle mulch beneath them. A large patrol. Was this normal, or was Snow aware of my arrival?

Impossible, you didn’t tell anyone associated with the rouges about your plan. And with the two cursed I’ve seen with her, she wouldn’t have the ability to even attempt to track my movements.

“Shadowface?”

I return my eyes to the she-cat with the dark eyes. She now looks intrigued, almost curious. Snow must have told all of them about me.

“Yes,” I say, not bothering to lie to them about who I am.

She smiles, in a very off-putting, friendly way. “My name is Twilight. I am one of Snow’s inner guard. She’s been looking for you.”

“Has she now?” I ask, sarcasm leaking from my voice.

She nods, gesturing to the ring of cats around her. “Yes, which is why I have brought all of these rogues with me on this patrol. We specialize in hunting cursed.”

Specialized cursed hunters? Why is she revealing all of this to me?

“Ok…well, you really should have brought more cats,” I state, eyeing the eight other felines surrounding me. They look just as ordinary as Twilight, though a few of them have some gnarly scars. Knowing more now about my powers, I can see a way of breaking away from them if I need to.

“I did, we just thought it best not to let you notice them. We didn’t want you running away!” Twilight responds all too cheerily.

That is when something drops in my mind, like a wall I didn’t even know was there. My senses flood with those tiny bright lights, and I finally notice that there are at least fourteen more cats hanging out in the trees above.

Among them is Nightfang, the old deputy of TundraClan. I am sure of it. Only she could have wiggled her way into my head and convinced me that something that was there is not.

I narrow my eyes, now truly realizing how much Snow wants me.

“Come now. It’s time to see the tamer of the cursed,” Twilight purrs.