Snowden, Ronen, & Auna

The three snow leopards moved gracefully across the ground, leaving their tracks in the thickening snow. Snowden and Auna were the adults, brother and sister, and Ronen was an adolescent; son of Mirage and Snowden. The trio came to a rest above a high cliff, basking in the joy of the new-come winter.

"Ronen, why don't you show me how high you can jump? Try for that branch over there." Auna suggested, nodding to a nearby birch.

Ronen grinned at his aunt, riggling his body as he crouched down. Then he sprung across the ground and leapt high for the branch. Furry paws spread wide as his lithe body sailed threw the air. Curved claws outstretched, ready to grasp the wood. But the little cat was off in his aiming, and his paws shot past the branch by a good inch, causing Ronen to crash into the snow below. Picking himself up and snorting the snow from his wide nose, the feline looked back sheepishly to his father and aunt.

Snowden laughed, 'Good try, buddy. Keep practicing." The large feline laid down and stretched out his spotted limbs.

Ronen shook the snow from himself and continued his jump attempts.

Mirage & Snowstorm

Cold day it was, very windy but never the less beautiful. Two lasses walked through Breve, a smile lit up on the faces of the two. The duo were beauiful; mother and daughter they were. Mirage and Snowstorm. The elder of the two was in the lead, delicately stepping across the frozen river with the younger ess behind. Spotted pelt stood out against the white, sparkling snow as the duo weaved through the brush towards where the trio were. Neither knew that the others were their kin yet, and so the pair kept heading that way at their slow, rolling gait. Typical ladies to be gossiping as they wlked along and the pair certainly did it. "Mb" Snowstorm glanced over at her mother, who was like a sister almost to her. Mirage gazed back at her kit silently for a moment, thinking herself. "I don't know darling, we have been apart for so long haven't we though. I sure miss your father, we were very much in love you know. Maybe we will find them again if the gods allow us." The maiden spoke truthfully and calmly, she didn't really think about this much because she was afraid it would hurt. Break her heart actually, but talking did make her feel better excpecially since the other lass had lost her brother too.

The duo kept on walking until they had walked up a hill not knowing it. Mirage looked around then lifted her facade to the sky and sniffed. Something about someone's spore was familiar, very familiar. She blinked then it dawned on her, it was Snowden! She let out a deep purr and then looked back at Storm and grinned widely. "Storm, your dad and Ronen are down there! Oh my god, let's go and see them." The adolescentjust grinned and nodded then took off down the other side of the hill. Mirage lept after her daughter and soon caught up where they flew down the hill together to be suprised to meet their family right at the bottom. Mirage ran into Snowden on the ground while Snowstorm into her aunt. The two females landed with a "oof" and then grinned down at the other cats. Mirage let out a purr and moved off Snowden and looked over at her now grown kit; Ronen. She smiled and chuffed to him and the others while flicking her tail to the young male to come over. She opened her mouth and let out a affectionate purr for Snowden before speaking.

"Is it truly you, Snowden? It has been so long, how did this happen. Oh I'm just glad to be together again."

The two maiden's just smiled happily and gazed around at their family happily. It was like a dream come true.

Snowden, Ronen, & Auna

Snowden was watching was Ronen attempted his leap for the branch again. A muffled sound of racing paws came to him, and before he or his sister could rightly turn around to see what it was, they were tackled! As he hit the ground in bewilderment, a very familiar and welcome scent hit his senses and he knew instantly who had tackled him. A purring laugh escaped the big cat as he rougly picked himself up and offered a light swat at his mate, "Mirage! What a happy day it is now!"

Auna was just as taken aback by the 'assault' as her brother was. Yet also like him, the scent of familiarity came to her before she lashed out in fear. She had stayed respectfully away from the kits when they were younger, but had spied them now and then and knew their scent well enough. "Haha, it reminds me of the old days!" The feline called out, shoving her neice playfully away and standing up. "Snowstorm, isn't it? My, how you've grown!"

Ronen turned towards the four cats, blinking in surprise and astonishment. Then a big grin spread itself over his blunt muzzle and he sprinted across the snow towards his mother. Ronen rubbed up against her in greeting, while purring in delight. "Mom, I missed you!" The kit stopped and turned around all of a sudden, baring a very mischeivious look. Springing deftly away from Mirage, he tried to pounce on and tackle Snowstorm.

Auna hastily backed away to avoid a collision herself. "Just like the old days." She murmured again, thinking back to when she was just a kitten.