User:Servalleap/Origin of the Sapphire

Saf was born to two cats, Hickorynose and Reddy. Their relationship was forbidden, and so were the two litters they had together. Reddy, raising their kittens mostly on her own, was forced to give up one of her sons when food became scarce, who she called Sapphire Birch, letting him be raised in her uncle's loner group. We watched him grow into a strong cat in the roleplay, but not everything was as it seemed. What really happened to this son, as he grew up not knowing his real parents?

Prologue

 * Reddy stood outside her den, tail twitching. The tiny tabby kitten who hung limply from her jaws, let his unhappiness be known to the world in a series of small squeaks and mewling noises. He was cold, tired, and hungry. His eyes were barely open, tiny slits as he tried to peer at the white snow that blanketed the whole forest. Finally his crying ceased. Reddy was growing impatient. Where is he? I have to tend to the other kittens and hunt. Her impatientness esclated as more time passed. I don't have time for this! Sighing, she placed the tabby kitten with his siblings in the nest, pacing.


 * Reddy eventually fell asleep, but then she heard a voice say, "Knock-knock, it's Unky Miner."


 * "I don't have time for your games, Miner," the rogue queen snapped. "I know you want a son."