In the Light: Chapter OneNicky Valentine strode by the shimmering water, her chestnut-colored curls shining in the moonlight. Her eyes were focused on the sky, trying to pick out what few stars were visible in between the gaps of clouds. Not that there were many stars in Pobres Almas, the fifth largest city in the country. It was a rather cloudy Sunday night, even more so than usual. Not a single star poked out, and even the moon was invisible. Slightly frustrated, Nicky sighed and gave up her search. Lost in thought, she sat down on a small white rock jutting out above the shallowest part of the Pobres Almas River. She had always wanted to see a starry sky, dotted w
A Different Side"Stop squirming, you useless little pile of crowfood," snapped Lizardstripe as she licked Brokenpaw's fur. "Do you want to embarrass me in front of the entire Clan? You look like a pack of rogues raised you!"Brokenpaw kept quiet, his eyes on the ground. He was used to Lizardstripe's tormenting. She had never loved him; she wasn't even his birth mother. She thought of him as a tedious chore, something that she didn't want anything to do with but had to take care of anyways.After his adopted mother was done fussing with his fur, he slipped quietly out into the central camp, heading over towards the fresh-kill pile. He was about to snag hims