A crisp breeze shook the trees on the deserted hill. Foxleap spun his head around, his sightless blue eyes gazing at nothing. He listened to the whispering in the trees and sighed; he knew he'd never be able see the trees. Never actually knowing what they look like, whether green or orange, black or white; the colours sounded beautiful, hearing them describe the night, the day, the nature but never knowing the difference. Never seeing it, never understanding what the point was. At least he looked normal; that was one thing that he could be grateful for. Not many of the blind here looked normal. Foxleap stood on his legs, his brown coat billowing out behind him. He shivered. Tonight didn't feel right—it was as if some unknown danger was lurking behind the trees. He stomped his feet on the ground to feel how high up he was. Pretty high, he thought. He must be on the tallest hill in the area.

Foxleap felt the wind blow around him, cold. That was strange, considering it was the middle of Warm-sun. I shouldn't have come out here by myself, he realized. It was dangerous to be blind and alone.

He started back down the hill, navigating the forest with his keen sense of place. Feeling nervous and out of place, Foxleap shuffled his feet. He was in the Spirit Wood. It was the place that everyone was afraid of. No one sane ventured in and yet, Foxleap had never felt afraid here. Until today. There was still that feeling of unease that he had when he was on the top of the hill.

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{ Foxleap is a ThunderClan cat in the Warriors series by Erin Hunter.
Amazingly adopted March 10, 2010. Thank you so very much for letting me adopt Foxleap, Rose!
Morphed into a Mutant Kau at 5:57 pm NST on August 28, 2010! }

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