{Eveningglow} Energy for growth!

_{A loud rumble managed to rattle his little body to the bones. Tundrapaw managed a loud groan, spreading his jaws wide before casting another glance at the carcass in front of his paws. He already picked the bones dry and there was nothing worthwhile left to even gnaw on. Pityfully, he gast a glance at his brother next to him. "It's just not enough," he mewed, almost wailing dramatically before shoving the leftovers of his prey aside. He would clean that up later, perhaps, probably, maybe. After pondering over his predicament for a couple of more heartbeats, his face lit up with a grin. He shrugged towards the deputy who was sitting a couple of foxlengths away from them. "How about we ask for more? They can hardly let us starve, can they?"

{Eveningglow (And Taigapaw)}}

Life as an apprentice was not exactly everything he had thought it would be. Their mother had always made sure they had plenty to eat, and now they had to follow the rules about taking prey from the fresh kill pile like adults. It was safe to say, Taigapaw did not like it. The ginger tomcat was gnawing on one of the tiny bones, almost prepared to eat that as well, when his brother complained that it was not enough, following by him shoving away his leftovers before suddenly seeming to have come up with a plan. Taigapaw let the bone fall out of his mouth and fixed his gaze on Eveningglow. ”I guess they can’t, which means we should,” he said while stretching and standing up to walk over to their Clan’s deputy.

Ook zij had net een prooi achter de kiezen. Ze had de botjes al opgeruimd en waste nu haar borst en poten schoon. Totdat ze het gevoel kreeg dat er naar haar werd gekregen. Soms had ze dat, dan wist ze gewoon dat er ogen op haar gericht waren. Ze draaide haar kop en zag dat Tundrapaw en Taigapaw aanstalten maakten om haar kant op te komen. Nieuwsgierig trok ze met haar oren, wat vonden de jonge apprentices zo belangrijk dat ze dat aan haar moesten melden? Ze probeerde het opkomende ongemak terug te dringen. Ze moest dat echt eens leren beheersen. Ze kon niet bij elke jonge kat zenuwachtig worden. Dat paste niet bij wat ze nu uit moest stralen. “Wat willen jullie mij vragen?” Zei ze toen ze dichtbij genoeg waren om op normaal volume te kunnen communiceren. Hadden ze iets geks meegemaakt of misschien was het wel heel iets anders, maar dat ze haar wilden spreken was duidelijk.

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The deputy, alert as ever, already seemed to spot their approach before they even arrived. However, if she was so attentive, then she should also notice that Tundra and Taiga were just skin and bones! They needed more food! Thus, Tundrapaw planted his hindquarters on the ground before Eveningglow and put his frontpaws together neatly befor elooking up at the deputy with big golden eyes. "Eveningglow!" he mewed, "we finished our breakfast!" he declared slightly dramatically. His stomach gave a rumble in agreement. They were just too hungry!

Eveningglow had already spotted them before they walked up to her, and asked them what they wanted to ask her as soon as they got to her. Maybe, that meant she could do something about their problem. At least, he hoped so. Tundrapaw took the lead and greeted her, before explaining they had finished their breakfast. His stomach growled, after which Taigapaw started to explain. ”We finished, but we’re still hungry. Can we have second breakfast?” he asked.

Het was nogal een brutale vraag en ze moest zich inhouden niet boos te worden. Ze moest daar echt mee oppassen. Dus telde ze in zichzelf tot tien voordat ze antwoord gaf. “Jullie hebben jullie deel al gehad. Als jullie nog een prooi weten te vangen voor de elders, dan mogen jullie nog wat pakken. Maar alleen dan.” Zei ze resoluut tegen het tweetal. Ze moesten leren dat je er iets voor moest doen als je nog iets wilden eten. Iedereen moest werken voor zijn of haar prooi, ook deze twee jonge apprentices. Als ze al hadden gegeten, hadden ze hun deel gehad, dus alleen als ze wat voor de elders wisten te vangen zou Eveningglow accepteren dat ze nog iets pakten. Anders moesten ze het hier mee doen. Er waren meer katten die wat moesten eten. Prooi was niet zo schaars als tegen het einde van leafbare, maar dan nog moesten ze manieren leren. Vragen om meer eten hoorde daar niet bij, niet bij Eveningglow in ieder geval.

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_{Eveningglow was no fun at all, the young deputy didn’t see the humour or urgency of the situation. Tundrapaw felt slight disappointment tug at his insides, but the feeling of hunger was tugging way harder! He was not going to give up this quickly. Stealing a glance at his brother, he straightened his back and widened his eyes pleadingly. “But otherwise we’ll starve! We cannot hunt if we are starving!” he mewed, urgency in his voice. Surely even ol’ grumpy Eveningglow would see the problems that would come from that right?}