[SuspiciousMindz]

[Littlepaw]
​WindClan Apprentice Tunneler
​91/100
Lucky Duck T1 | The Collector

Hunting Portion
Littlepaw nodded, understanding the assessment a little better. With nothing left to say, the calico darted off, finding some taller grasses and ducking down into them. Her breathing was quick, but she inhaled deeply a couple times, settling her excitement and stalking through the grasses. Her ears picked up on the sound of scratching before the scent of a field mouse hit her. Blue eyes shifted quickly, pinpointing the rodent and she stalked forward, darting at the last second to secure her prey. Success one!

The calico didn't waste time, burying it and stalking a few more paces away. It wasn't long before she stumbled on something she didn't think she'd ever actually see. A rabbit took off through the grass, a failure of her to notice, but a patted down section of grass made her curious. She crept forward until a clump of the rabbits fur was found scattered across the portion. At first, Littlepaw was going to ignore it and move on, but a couple tiny squeaks pulled her into it. She parted the fur with her paws and found 4 rabbit kits secured inside the burrow. Ohh!

She rose, stomping in place for a moment before she'd nip the backs of each of the kits necks. They weren't super young, maybe a week from leaving the nest. They'd make decent meals! Littlepaw made a couple trips back and forth from where she buried the mouse, dropping the little bodies into the spot and covering them. Okay. She wanted to catch one more thing because that felt like a cheat.

Maybe she could find the mom rabbit!

Littlepaw went back to the area she found the nest, crouching down and focusing in on her surroundings. She began tracking the freshest rabbit scent, taking her quite the ways until she finally found it chewing under a bush. Using Crowtooth's training lessons, Littlepaw remained crouched, remained downwind and crept forward. She drew closer and closer until she was within sprinting distance and took her chance. With an explosion of power, Littlepaw shot forward. The rabbit gave some chase, but she remained on it's tail until she could reach forward and trip the rabbit. Then, she made quick work, snapping it's neck and standing proudly with her catch in her jaws. As she padded back to her kill pile, she was huffing fairly hard from the run, but she was determined to get this done. She'd cover it with the rest and head to the tunnels just as Dustbunny had said.

[+4 rabbit kits, +1 mouse, +1 rabbit]


Tunneling Portion
Littlepaw stood outside the entrance for a moment, breathing to contain her energy levels. "Just get to the Grove..." she murmured to herself, ducking into the tunnels and letting the darkness consume her. Carefully, Littlepaw made her way through a well-used route. She followed the scents on the walls and avoided bumping into them with the use of her whiskers.

As much as she wanted to try to tunnel a new route, she didn't want to consume so much time in doing so. Instead, she let the sounds of mice distract her. She could at least bring more prey out for the clan. She took extreme pride with her hunting skills. She was more confident with those skills than with combat, she was dreading that portion.

She was getting distracted. Littlepaw halted in her tracks, letting the sounds and scents around her consume her sense. She felt tiny vibrations radiating beneath her paws. She stepped lightly, following the noise and feeling until she came across, what she thought, was a nest. Littlepaw pressed her ear to the ground, confirming the location before grinning to herself and quickly digging down. Within moments, mice sprang out, scattering around her. The apprentice pounced to and fro, squishing the mice under her paws. One, two, then three. A record for her now!

Littlepaw scooped the mice up pridefully then turned around in the tunnels. For a moment, she panicked. She had gotten a little lost in the process, but she remembered to keep her cool. She'd find the closest wall and sniff, then the nest until she found her scent. A sigh of relief and she began following her scent back towards where she split from the path. Then, she'd begin following the tunnels, taking turns as needed as she made her way to the Grove.

Eventually, a light would appear at the end of the tunnel. Her eyes lit up and she sprinted forward. Of course, she remembered what Dustbunny had said and slowed down near the entrance. She'd close her eyes then slowly ascend from the tunnels, letting her eyes adjust slowly to the light outside. Once she was there out, she padded a few paces. Littlepaw would sit and wrap her tail around her paws, dropping her three mice at her paws and waiting for her mentor.

[+3 mice]

@Moonraven - Dustbunny