[center][color=DAA520][h2][b][i] Sunfur: Hunting Patrol [/i][/b][/h2][/color][/center]

[center] Sunfur shook his head, a bit irritated that he couldn't scent any prey on the land around them, but only the fish in the stream. He had nosed his way through the undergrowth that grew beside the stream banks, in between tree roots and surveyed the branches of the leafless trees nearby. [color=DAA520][i] No cat would stand a chance of catching birds with no leaf cover to hide behind. Birds are way too quick when they already know you're there [/i][/color] Sunfur thought with annoyance. [color=DAA520][b] "Maybe we should head back towards Moosepaw and Duskwing to see if prey is running on their patch of land, because there certainly isn't anything here" [/b][/color] He said padding towards Spidernose. [color=DAA520][b] "No point in wandering around not using our paws for [i]something.[/i]"[/b][/color] He gestured with his tail for Spidernose to follow him as he padded back in the direction he came. Gazing up at the sky, he noticed that the sun had emerged from behind the clouds and was beaming down soft sunlight upon the frozen ground. He couldn't wait for the sun to melt the snow so he and his Clanmates could stretch out in the center of camp and enjoy the warmth. It had been way too long since he had been able to sun himself and just relax. Keeping his Clanmates fed and warm during leafbare was difficult, but it also meant that he could depend on somecat other than himself, and he was grateful. [/center]

[center] Being lost in his thoughts, he wasn't paying attention to where he was putting his paws and suddenly felt the snow shift under his paws and felt a large pile of dirt underneath. Before he could remove his paw, he felt a a stabbing pain in his foreleg. Wailing in surprise and pain, he forcefully removed his paw from the fallen snow and noticed a snake burst from the pile of snow and slither quickly towards the undergrowth nearby the banks of the stream. Seizing his opportunity, he used all the force he could muster from his hindquarters and launched towards the snake. The snake didn't hear him coming and Sunfur was able to slam his paw down on it's head with his claws unsheathed, killing it quickly. Noticing the pain in his leg again, he slumped over and began licking the blood from the puncture wound. Even though he was hurt, he was relieved that the snake hadn't gotten away and that he was able to catch another piece of prey for the Clan. [color=DAA520][i] I need to get back to camp now and go see Blackpelt for some herbs. I don't know if that snake was poisonous or not. . .[/i][/color][/center]