Though Sucre had been nervous about the approach of a dangerous predator, it did not take her long in her hiding spot to realize that whatever was out there wasn’t a threat. The sounds of the other woodland critters becoming active once more were her main clue. The other feline wasn’t hunting then! Her ears pricked forward and with the realization that there was no danger now, Sucre emerged from beneath the tree. She shook out her coat, the bits of dirt and dust flying away from the orange fur of her back. Whiskers would twitch and her ears pricked upward. She didn’t hear much to suggest a larger creature, but she could still smell the older feline. A female, much like herself. That information added to the bit of confidence Sucre had gained in thinking it was safe to approach the other.
Now that curiosity had washed over her, Sucre let her paws lead her around the big trees in search of the big cat. She had never seen a big cat with her own eyes, but her mother had told her about them. Predators that could rival the wolves that were plentiful here in Boreas. If she was that big, would she be so quick to flee and hide? Or would she feel brave enough to stand up to any creature that might try to hurt her and the ones she cared about? Maybe this big cat was nice and would understand that Oscar and Nugget were her new family, and she could ask her not to harm them. Yeah! She could protect her adopted big brothers by making sure the other feline knew they weren’t food.
After rounding one more tree, Sucre saw her.
A massive cat, bigger than any creature she had ever seen was sprawled on her back, paws close to her chest as she bathed in the sunlight. Well, that was behavior she could recognize! Her sister had liked lying like that. That only encouraged the smaller cat to approach the older feline. She was pretty, with darker colors and white, reminding her a little bit of her brother Bat. Had the other cat noticed her? She had been so in awe of the woman before her that she hadn’t said a word yet, and embarrassment caused heat to flood across her cheeks. “Umm… Hello?” Shyness had washed over her. Besides, this was the first cat she had seen since she had been separated from her family, and yearning for her kind in this wolf-run land made her want to connect with the other feline.
