Redtail Rise raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens

The skittering of claws against turf caught Lilia’s attention, and she drew nearer to see who was causing the fuss, and what they were hunting. 

Before she could even spot which of New Snow’s children was on the hunt, a chipmunk popped up out of a burrow and made to bolt away. Lilia pounced to intercept its path, snapping her teeth together with a clack just a few inches above the ground. 

The chipmunk scrambled away from her, and began to bound away- frantically putting distance between itself and the larger predator- forgetting all about the smaller one that had originally spooked it from its hold.