Amusement glimmered in Wolfhive's eyes.
"If someone's tellin' you a couple is anything but two, they got mice rattling in that brain of theirs 'n you should tell them as such." Words were dumb like that 'n Wolfhive wasn't going to put too much mind to the subject further. If Crowpaw had a cat giving him issues over terminology, he was more than free to share.
Wolfhive was glad there was no objections - he was trying to be as fair as possible, despite his inexperience in hosting one of these. With the objective just to ensure Crowpaw could handle himself, he didn't see a reason to make it overly complicated or a hassle. Nice 'n smooth.
He let Crowpaw take the lead, keeping a distance as to not disturb him as he hunted. He noted how he handled the squirrel - pleased that he used tree climbing to his advantage in the pursuit. Though he hadn't required it -- in part since it wasn't always a practical method - he was glad to see one of ThunderClan's key skills be utilized. He also didn't miss how Crowpaw recognized the futility of continuing to hunt in that section, and relocated accordingly.
The rabbit was a challenge Wolfhive didn't think Crowpaw would go for, but this dude was full of surprises. An attempt of stalking gone amidst, turned into a full speed chase - something Wolfhive wasn't necessarily thrilled by since he was trying to keep up without disrupting anything - turned to a small slip, but recovery that ended in success.
All in all, a job well done. Wolfhive was at their meetup spot by the time Crowpaw arrived.
"You're gonna make some cats real happy, that rabbit alone could feed the nursery." Now was the spar, the part that Wolfhive felt best about. Not because of Crowpaw - but because he was a shoddy hunter, so if Crowpaw had botched that, helping him improve might've been a disaster.
"Rules should be pretty simple. No claws - since we're not tryna kill each other, and first to pin the other 'wins' or we draw once the sun dips past that tree top." He nodded upward to one of the trees. They'd have a pawful of time before it reached that point - it was mostly so they weren't out here all day in a mock fight.
"As long as you show you can hold your own, you'll pass. Winning or losing won't impact it if you've got a good head about you."
He took a few pawsteps away, just to put some distance between them as a way to replicate a more likely scenario.
"I'd cover the rabbit and squirrel for now so we don't get any unwelcomed visitors, 'n when you're ready you can attack me." Only seemed fair to give Crowpaw the start. Let him strategize how he wanted to go about this.
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