Leaf Fall: First Darkness

Author's Note
Leaf Fall: First Darkness is loosely based on an RPG I wrote of the same name. In the RP story I had it so players could kind of think out loud. So in this the POV changes and the story is sometimes first person and sometimes third. Plus in the LF:1st Darkness universe clan cats keep dates and write on like clay and tree bark with their claws ( weird, I know but I need it for the story's purposes).

Maelstrom's POV
Maelstrom was tired.

He had traveled a long way. For three sunrises he had scoured these hills for a new home for his master. He had encountered many cats in these hills but after killing them he found none of their home's suitable.

But then he had found the barn. Currently he sat watching from a dark bush, uninviting enough that he hoped the farm's inhabitants wouldn't notice him resting in it. He had made a reasonable analysis of the area. There were three main structures of importance he knew his master would wish to hear about. He had made several mental notes he thought worth telling the master. He had observed that the First Barn cats were aware of the Second Barn cats but that group of rogues and loners was unaware of the First Barn's residents. He had thought of many ways in which he could use this information for the purpose of achieving his own goals, of course his goals were the master's.
 * The First Barn: it was seemingly abandoned by twolegs and was home to one family of cats, an elderly gray one, two mates, and their three kits.
 * The Second Barn: a larger barn still twoleg occupied, but a meeting place for many rogues and loners.
 * The Ruins: located inside a small wooded area neighboring the first barn, a group of broken black stones; a desecrated temple to some unknown gods

It was time to inform the master of his great plan.

Havoc's POV
The cold was most bitter during this Leaf Fall.

The approaching Leaf Bare would prove a challenge for rogues,loners, and clans alike.

But Leaf Fall was also a challenge.

The leaves being excellent camouflage for wandering prey.

And the sweet scents adding to the already increased hunting difficulty.

No, the dark Leaf Fall was an example of excellent foreshadowing of the harsh Leaf Bare to come.

Excerpt from the collected writings of Whitestar of Windclan: commentary on Leaf Fall 18072

Havoc leaned against the freshly painted red barn. Next to him was his friend Snik. They had been by the barn for sometime, neither had anything pressing t do on that particular day.