Shadow's Break

[squidz]

~ BRIARSPLASH ~

shadowclan warrior | she-cat | abrasive, standoffish, loyal
~

Briarsplash's ears perked up when she heard Hawkbite's call. She swiveled back to Duskpaw and hesitated briefly; the apprentice looked excited and enthusiastic, and the prey was only right there. But she knew quite well what would happen in the event of a late patrol. "Sorry, Duskpaw... we'll have to pick this up later. I can start up your training — for real this time — tomorrow, okay? Follow me."

With that, the large warrior quickly unburied her prey and led the way back. She followed Hawkbite and Brownpaw's scents, looking back frequently to make sure her apprentice was following behind.


/ @LostInTheOrchids @zozelen @SuspiciousMindz sorry for the late response, i was giving it a few days just in case

[LostInTheOrchids]

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚　　˚*• ̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙


·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙* ˚Duskpaw of Shadowclan | 6 moons | Purrks: n/a˚*• ̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙


(life has been super hectic sorry)

Duskpaw rolled a 3! (Startled!)

Duskpaw was testing the limits of the creature, so she knew for future reference. One pawstep after the other, quiet and careful, she was close to the mouse before it darted.


Duskpaw rolled a 13! (Caught!)

Her ears flicked to the mouse as it tried to run, but she was quick to slam her paw down after she lunged toward it. When Hawkbite caught his prey, she heard him bite the neck of it (or at least she thought she did) so Duskpaw killed the mouse with one swift bite to the neck. "I got it!" awww they were heading back already? She was having fun!

- @SuspiciousMindz @SentimentalSquid @zozelen

[squidz]

~ BRIARSPLASH ~

shadowclan warrior | she-cat | abrasive, standoffish, loyal

~

"Oh, uh... good job!" Briarsplash called, feeling awkward that she missed her apprentice actually getting the mouse. She'd assumed it would've ran away by now.

Stars, why aren't you any good at this? Shape up!

Holding in her biting self doubt, the mentor muttered another congratulations and a promise to help Duskpaw further with hunting another time as she led them back to camp.


/ @zozelen @SuspiciousMindz @LostInTheOrchids [aah it's okay, glad she got her mouse!! i forgot to bump you too so no worries]

[Neptune.]

Petalrot
~<>~
29 moons || bug/bug’s || ShadowClan Warrior
slim tortoiseshell w/ white tuxedo markings; green eyes

With a nod, Petalrot moves through the Heartlands and toward Shadow's Break just beyond.

"Shadow's Break," bug says, "excellent for hunting or herb gathering. You know how to hunt, I assume? See if you can catch something, we might as well look to bring some food back for the clan while we're out."

[ @silver. ]

[silver.]

batpaw
he/him // 16 moons // shc apprentice
purrks: shadow fiend, burn baby burn
7/100

---

When they arrive at Shadow's break and Petalrot assumes that he has hunting training he cannot help but scoff. Will he admit to it, though? No, absolutely not! He would try to catch something running purely on instinct and the memory from previous patrols. Hopefully he didn't embarrass himself.

[ Batpaw rolled a 2 to track prey. ]

The winds were not in his favor today. No matter how much he hunkered down and scented the air for some semblance of prey animal nothing came. So he just sits up with a 'hmph' and glances back to his mentor, expression a bit sour.

"Nothing's around. How am I to hunt when these grasses are barren?"

petalrot | @Neptune.

[Neptune.]

Petalrot
~<>~
29 moons || bug/bug’s || ShadowClan Warrior
slim tortoiseshell w/ white tuxedo markings; green eyes

[roll to locate: 12]
"Try again," Petalrot says, unfazed by the apprentice's sour attitude. "You've only tried for a moment, look around you, use more than just your nose." If he gave up after one try then that was certainly a sorry excuse for a future warrior. What would he do if this were a solo hunt? Would he give up and return to camp empty pawed? No, that won't happen on bug's watch. Flicking an ear toward a sound - a scuttling downwind, behind them - Petalrot levels bug's green gaze neutrally on the apprentice. "Do you hear that?" Bug asks, "catch it."

There's a hint of challenge, a desire to goad Batpaw into action. If the apprentice were to stubbornly sit on his ass and not preform, they could take this back to camp and Batpaw could spend the next three days tending to the elders.

[ @silver. ]

[chickadee]

(header by @/marigoldwhisper!)


Gracklepaw
11 moons || ShadowClan || 51/100

. . .

(cont. here!)

Gracklepaw nodded at Slytiger’s words, as a smile crept up his features. It was nice to have such a supportive mentor, especially since Slytiger seemed confident in Gracklepaw. “Don’t worry, Slytiger! I’ll make sure to take up every opportunity that I can from now on to become a warrior.” He vowed enthusiastically.

The black tom followed his mentor out of the camp. Although he’d been yet to be given a tour with all the landmarks, he was somewhat familiar with the regular territory from the patrols he’d been on, and also Magpiepaw.

He was already used to the feel of the marsh and the pine needles beneath his pads, but that was pretty much it. Oh, and the Waterbarn.

When they finally arrived at Shadow’s Break, Gracklepaw’s blue eyes flickered everywhere. He could sense so many things! The smells or herbs and prey and mushrooms- and more herbs. The expressive apprentice didn’t try to hide his wonder from the landmark. The feeling of the sun peeking through the pines and beaming down onto his black pelt was a welcome surprise compared to the usual pines blocking the sun.

He also didn’t fail to notice the fallen log and the trickling stream beneath it. It was probably just run of the mill things to the average ShadowClan cat. But Gracklepaw was not an average ShadowClan cat. He was a former loner after all, and he was easily impressed with practically everything this Clan had to offer.

“So, Slytiger, does this place have a purpose? Is there a reason it smells like herbs so strongly?” He asked, once he’d finsihed taking in the view and turned back to his mentor.

. . .
@Ian

[squidz]

~ BRIARSPLASH ~
very large & fluffy dilute gray tortie she-cat with goldish-green eyes
shadowclan warrior | she-cat | 25 moons | abrasive, standoffish, loyal

~

Briarsplash bounded in, casting glances behind her to make sure her Clanmate was following. The last time she was here was when she was on a hunting patrol with Duskpaw, her apprentice, for the first time. She nearly cringed at the memory — her blatant avoidance of the apprentice remained as an embarrassment, yet something she could still understand quite easily. Regardless, she shouldn't be dwelling on it now — they had a job to do.

"I'll head off here," she meowed to Wolfhowl, pointing her tail to the left of the path, "and you can head the other way. It's some good newleaf weather today — hopefully, we'll find plenty of prey about."

With a firm nod, she confirmed her action with him before starting off towards the trees. Tasting the air, it flooded her senses with refreshing scents — greenery, budding plants, rain in the distance, and... ah, yes. Prey.

Her sensitive ears picked up the soft scuttling of some critters in the distance; Briarsplash began to slink through the undergrowth, as light on her paws as the big she-cat could be in search of her prize.








/ @DragonloverWV