Then there's two :: Nameless kitten joining

[greytabby]

The second kitten is massive and mean. He must've realized after his eldest sister didn't join them on the even longer trek towards and up the mountain that something was amiss. Or perhaps he was furious that he was being carried deeper into the colder territory than either of his remaining siblings. Either way, the largest second born swung and pawed at the air, fighting his instincts to fall limp in his mother's jaws for, despite his young two moon old mind, he knew he could no longer trust her. With one last yank and thrust of his paw, needle like claws struck gold and skin tore beneath his youthful talons. He flinched at his mother's hiss of pain, then yelped when she accidentally dropped him for it. Her soothing coos of 'it's alright, i'm so sorry' weren't enough to ease his guilt and fear and in an instant the kitten, still so new to this unforgiving world, leapt for the bushes and hid within it's leaves.
He trembled from the cold.
He trembled from the silence.
He trembled even harder when he realized the crunch of his mother's paws had long since faded...and they'd gone the other way.