Bouquet [c]

The outside world was cold. Ravenkit was sitting near the entrance of the makeshift nursery, bright blue eyes staring outside. Sometimes, fat white flakes would fall from the sky, and those were the days that Ravenkit liked best. But today, there were no flakes, only a crisp layer of day-old snow on the ground, scattered and muddied by the many paws that came and went. Ravenkit did not possess the long, thick coats of her mother and siblings, but her fur was dense and just as warm, and much of her day was spent as she was now, just watching the world go by outside.

That was, unless her mother or siblings wanted to play, and that seemed to be the case as Comfreyheart drew them all in. The pointed tabby snuggled in between two of her siblings and looked up at her mother, kit-stubby tail flicking back and forth. A game where they leaped over each other? That sounded... fun, she supposed. But she'd wait to see if someone else volunteered, first.

Ivykit was standing near Comfreyheart, his black long fur swept across the soil. He huddled close to Comfreyheart, his gaze set on his mother. He didn’t like the deep layer of snow outside; it looked as if he’d drown in it. He smiled at Comfreyheart. Suddenly, his tiny little paws were pulled towards his mother as Comfreyheart started to groom her. A little squeak-like purr escaped his mouth as his mother groomed his black pelt. He was soothed near her and his littermates, all huddling closer to his mother. He eyed them all in a kind yet curious gaze before his eyes turned back to Comfreyheart. He squeaked up at her before she started speaking about a game that seemed interesting. Well, he didn’t want her to worry about keeping himself healthy. He swished his tail and padded away from his littermates and mother, placing his paws onto the dirt, crouching, then flicking his tail, beckoning for the others to try the game with him, so it worked as if one kit would leap after the other?, that seemed simple enough.