07-12-2018, 10:38 AM
[div style="margin: 0 auto; width: 55%; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt; text-align: justify;"]Mourning Star was no fool. She knew she had long since left her regular territory, but the facts, as they stood, left her little choice. The cold was absolutely consuming, and for such a little thing like a mouse, it really took its toll. She finally reached what looked to be a huge wooden structure, and Mourn gladly took shelter in a little crevice beneath it. She was shivering like a shitting dog, honestly, and if she had had her species' classic brown fur and black eyes, she would have been invisible. But no.
Mourn had albinism, and that was partially the reason she was out there. The other part was that in her family's area, a hawk nest had just fledged, but they all seemed disillusioned with leaving - so instead of two hawks that they could all keep watch of, there were upwards of four. This would have been easily dealt with, but Mourn's white fur and red eyes made her stick out like a sore thumb, and she made her family easy pickings for the hawks. So, of course, like any selfless animal, she left, bringing her story to a nice circular finish right here, shivering underneath a cabin. Poking a twitching nose out as her coldness reached a bearable minimum, Mourn was suddenly very aware of the powerful smells of animals and... Urine. Great.
Mourn had albinism, and that was partially the reason she was out there. The other part was that in her family's area, a hawk nest had just fledged, but they all seemed disillusioned with leaving - so instead of two hawks that they could all keep watch of, there were upwards of four. This would have been easily dealt with, but Mourn's white fur and red eyes made her stick out like a sore thumb, and she made her family easy pickings for the hawks. So, of course, like any selfless animal, she left, bringing her story to a nice circular finish right here, shivering underneath a cabin. Poking a twitching nose out as her coldness reached a bearable minimum, Mourn was suddenly very aware of the powerful smells of animals and... Urine. Great.