The Mousecateers have set themselves up near the cave entrance. The ground outside is unstable, and the rolling thunderstorms with the heavy rain are still affecting the landscape. Rumblings during the night that startled them awake several times. But they have finally settled down for a sleep, and when they venture from their nests in the morning, the rain has stopped.
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Nero has organised a few items for breakfast from their remaining supplies, and they are just about to step down and start preparations for the day when…
The noise of falling rocks startles all the cats awake, and those near the entrance hastily retreat further back in the cave. The Mousecateers quickly consult together. Nero comes to a swift conclusion. They must investigate further back in the cave for another way out. It would be difficult for rescuers to reach them at this location, and his mobile connection was uncertain last night. Candy could only hear a few words of what he was saying. They are well hidden from overhead observation in the cave, and a drone is unlikely to find them.
Brango says he is not getting a signal with his equipment, and when Nero tries his mobile again, the battery is so low that it is about to shut down. In another disaster, Brango’s lantern has run out of charge. These battery-powered devices only lasted a few hours when used with the brightest light. It wasn’t a practical sort of lighting in any case. The supplies official at the resort had wedged it in one of the supply cases at the last minute when he lost the more practical lighting device Brango usually took.
The Mousecateers’ hunt for food the evening before has shown that the mountain has many hidden secrets. Nero hopes one of those secrets is an escape route.
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What the cats might need in their search
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