Seasonal Prompts

Winter did not arrive with a triumphant flair. It worked its way into their bones, chilling Fern and Topaz easier and quicker than expected. The grasses of the open patches of their forest turned brown and wilted. Their prey’s fur changed color gradually. The leaves of the non-pines fell and exposed them to the eyes of both land and sky. But this is their first winter and when the sky began to shed its downy feathers- snow as they would eventually learn- they ...

The previously overgrown vegetable fields have become a white landscape with fresh snowfall. The styraco herd has found shelter from the cold in the abandoned sheds and empty barns, alongside a variety of other creatures. The sheer number of animals filled the old barn, but it had just enough space for individuals to group in their own corners. Gwenn nudged the heavy barn gate for her to enter the building without inviting the snow in as well. She brought in a new bundle of dried grass...