[Cloverspring]

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Minkvenom || She/Her || Reliable, Prideful, Boastful || Header made by the awesome newo!


"Smells good, doesn't it?" The molly responded, her face lighting up with a big smile. She watched as the apprentice become laser focused on the smell, her energy picking up as she jumped around eagerly.

"We follow the scent, we listen for sounds, and we spot it with our eyes!" Minkvenom answered, "But we can't just walk up to it like normal. It's an animal before it's our prey, so we have to be a bit sneakier..." her black fur hit the ground as she dropped into a hunter's crouch. The molly's crouch was different to a normal warrior, her back end seemed more curled over, perhaps due to the lack of a tail. Regardless, it seemed to work for her.

"Keep your paws light, and try not to step on anything loud. You need to get within jumping distance without it noticing," Minkvenom felt the wind on her cheek fur and another thought came to her mind. "Oh! And remember to stay downwind. If you feel your scent is going to be carried towards the prey, move to somewhere it won't."

She lifted back up with an expression of confidence, "It sounds like a lot, and that's because it is! But I think you can do this." The molly stood up and padded further back, looking around for somewhere to stalk nearby while the apprentice tried their first hunt. As much as Minkvenom wanted Hornetpaw to get it first try she knew she wouldn't, but that's why the warrior was making her hunt before even training her. She wanted to see what Hornetpaw didn't know, and what Minkvenom herself often took for granted, so she could actually teach her.

"Good luck Hornetpaw!" She called out before darting somewhere the apprentice couldn't see. The mentor knew she was going to fail this hunt, and that was the point!



( @sleepyyjax - Hornetpaw doesn't have to fail this, that's just what Minkvenom thinks would happen)