life goes on [open hunting]

Though she was still overcome with grief, there was work to be done. Leopardsun knew better than most cats her age that the world wouldn't stop for death. The sun still rose and fell, the leaves of trees still swayed in the wind. Time passed, and with it the need to provide, so the ShadowClan warrior again set out into SkyClan's territory to hunt.

It was a relief, to stop thinking about anything other than the whereabouts of prey and the best ways to catch it. To consider whether it was best to imitate a facsimile of SkyClan's own strengths, or rely more heavily on her own.