[Abyssopelagic]

Originally Posted by val

(( you're good ))

"Alright," Sagepaw responded as he straightened out his form, having broken it after being startled by Woollyfeather. He settled down close to the ground again, lifting his tail slightly so it wouldn't brush the grass. "Don't hurry," he whispered to himself as a reminder, even though every muscle inside of him wanted to. He took a quelling deep breath and replied, "I'm ready, but are you ready to get pounced on?" Sagepaw had a little smile on his face, knowing that he probably wouldn't be a match to Woollyfeather, but that was part of the joke. He slunk off to the side, parallel to the warrior yet a bit behind. He made sure not to step on some crunchy left-over snow or any twigs.

Woollyfeather continued to move foward, pace sluggish to avoid outpacing Sagepaw.
Her ears unintentionally twitched to the side as she heard a brush against the ground, but given he hadn't said he was ready yet, he was likely only getting in position. She felt a hint of satisfaction when the brief silence was followed by his gentle echo of her earlier advice, and proud he'd held onto it.
She chuckled at his query, choosing to take a startling, sudden leap through the snow at that moment to give him more space to get a start. And because she'd felt like it. She'd been feeling her energy coiling within since the training started and needed to let some of it lose.

"About as ready as any cat could be!"
She lifted her muzzle as she quipped back at him, eyes closed so Sagepaw was still hidden from her. Her voice thankfully seemed to have the reach she was trying for, as she heard her voice ever so softly echo back at her, the branches reverberated at a frequency fainter than her calls shadow as the fragile silence was broken.
"Come get meee~"
Lowering her muzzle to a normal level, Woollyfeather flicked her tail and hopped in place for her own amusement as she waited.