[Rani]

Crowtooth
Windclan Tunneler | He/him | 49 Moons

Power Card: Cold Gust

It was always very nice when apprentices were eager, happy to learn even the harsher skills with a genuine interest in the abilities that'd make them worthwhile warriors as well as keep themselves safe. Sometimes some of the more frightful apprentices who didnt yet realize that peace among clans simply wasnt possible shied away from this training, and left their mentors in doubt they'd learnt anything at all. And if these skills werent absorbed it could easily mean death.

Wow that was a somber thought, time to distract himself because evidently Crowtooth was in a somber mood.

Rabbitpaw provided an easy solution however and the tom chuckled, replying "You'll protect windclan by guardin' the camp. When battles happen 't means all the warriors are away, an' if another clan is smart they could use that ta take out home. Until yer a moon older an' have practiced sparrin' wit' the new skills wit' another apprentice thats yer job."
A smaller too young apprentice, even trained, was easy prey in a fight and the tunneler was damned if his apprentice went down in his first battle when he had a long life in front of him.

As for the other question, it was one he was far more eager to answer and did so with gusto as the others lurked around.
"Ok well one thin' about the tunnels is theyre contradictory.

In the winter theyre impossible ta dig, the ground freezes near the surface in snow but collapses when wet in rain. So 'ts all round a mess, however, you'll find the most prey in the tunnels in winter. They go down there ta sleep an' hide so while theyre rare on the surface theyre common below.

So ya see, its an ongoin' puzzle, but a fun one."



Crowtooth loved the complexities of the deep and he'd happily ramble on about them forever, however the others had gathered so with a pat to Rabbitpaws head he shifted track and addressed the group.


"Alright you lot, lets learn ta fight!

First battle stances."
The tunneler dropped into his, showing the apprentices as he explained.
"As ya can see 'ts not quite like a huntin' crouch. Yer not as low an' yer legs are more wide ta keep ya balanced. Ya dont want them too wide an' only slightly bent, like a smidgen wider then yer shoulder an' juuust bendy enough ta spring whenever ya want.

Then ya tuck yer tail around yer leg so no one can grab it, pin yer ears an' narrow yer eyes and yer ready ta fight!

Give 't a go an' if I see any issues Ill correct it, hey even throw out a couple swipes if yer eager!"


Swipes really didnt need much instruction, there were tips that could make them more effective and the tom would give them, but really you just..... Swiped. Even kits did it. These apprentice could probably do too, the thing he'd probably be correcting was their stances.


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