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Snowheart's POV:
Me and Gloomwing slink off into the trees, ready to catch some of those special mice.
"So... where do we find those mice?" Any attempt at conversation with the pretty she-cat is worth the effort. It's not that she's hard to talk to, I'm just never sure what to say.
"Well, they're pretty adaptable. They make nests in anything they can. Caves, tunnels, hollow logs..." she trailed off, seeming distracted. "So we just have to keep our senses sharp."
"Good to know. I'm assuming they'll just smell like normal mice?"
"Yeah, probably. I've never actually seen one, I wasn't on the patrol that found the first couple." I watch as Gloomwing bats at a cluster of long, yellow fruits. "We don't have these on the mainland. Maybe we can take some back."
"What are they? They look weird... But they smell sweet."
"I think they're called bana-somethingorothers. I've seen a drawing of something similar on one of the scrolls the older farmers have."
I'm about to respond, but a scent catches my nose. Mouse. I pause and start tracking the scent. I can tell Gloomwing smells it too, as she starts doing the same.
A flash of deep red runs through the underbrush, and I track it for a moment, then leap down and grab the mouse in my jaws, careful not to harm it.
"You got it! Good job, Snowheart!" Gloomwing grabs a couple of the yellow fruits and puts them in her pouch, then she jumps down with me. "Is it a male or female?" I pin the mouse down with my paw so I can respond.
"I think it's a female. And her belly is pretty full."
"You're right," Gloomwing says softly as she gently prods the mouse's stomach. "She must be pregnant. We'll have mice for the rest of the Clan's moons!"
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We carry the mouse back to the raft, and eventually Skunkdapple comes back as well, carrying a male, purple-ish blue mouse.
"We did it guys! We got a pair! And I found these ban... ahh.... yellow fruits." I've never seen Gloomwing so delighted, and the sight makes me feel warm inside.
I gently nudge her, and then the three of us start to head back home.