The Sunspire you are my sunshine

The girl's tiny world got a little bigger that day, and she did not like what she had discovered. The arrival of the cat didn't bother her; she did notice it finally, staring up at its big tawny shape and slowly focusing on it's blunted face with some interest. The darkness of the den was behind it, and the sunlight made it's fur turn a copper color she rather liked.

Ibis didn't realize the danger still, she merely saw a new friend—the possibility of playtime, maybe. But before such things could transpire there was a roar from behind the cat, the snapping of teeth, and the creature was away. Ibis saw the flash of its fur as it vanished with a few strides, and she caught sight of a frightful grimace on her dear mother's face as Seabreeze tried to sink her teeth in to the creature.

For the first time, Ibis knew fear. She felt it as she saw the contortion of her mother's features, feeling a chill delve deep in to her bones despite the season, and in moments was letting out a frightened cry. Her tiny body became smaller still as she flattened to the soil, cowering and crying.