[Rani]

Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 12 Moons
Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend | Hulk SMASH! | Mind Reader

The brief flash of envy watching someone else exhibit a skill he'd never manage (long having decided that tree climbing was not worth the risk) was a familiar one and easily squashed as Bleedingpaw sat, awaiting judgement. He knew full well that his catch was not particularly great given the turtle was a catch of opportunity and the muskrat had ambushed him, plus the mouse was a bit small, but it was still catches and would have to do. Itd have to.



It was seeming to, at least. Nodding at her comment on the snake the tom remarked "When Ms Brairsplash taught me snake hunting she recommended either a precision bite to the neck or a hard blow to the head to stun them and not risk a return strike. However my precision is.... hit or miss." Meaning there was always a good 50/50 shot a rogue wobble would send his head a good few inches off course, part of why he bodily tackled most prey before going for the kill, it made aiming without escape risk easier. "And Im prone to.... crushing the snake if I hit with a paw. I can demonstrate more in the combat section but using a rock to stun is how I instead hunt snakes with little risk."


On topic of the turtle though he straightened a bit, eyes brightening as he pointed out something he noticed to the leader. "Its new to me too, I simply took the opportunity present, but I think I know how to open the shell. When it died I felt its belly.... relax? So to speak. Around the edge of the stomach shell and back shell there seems to be a gap, I think inserting a claw and cutting the skin around it will let you separate the two so you can get at the inside." If no one claimed the turtle after his assessment Bleedingpaw would have to do so personally, he was curious now.


As for injuries? The tom jolted, seemingly forgetting that it'd occurred, genuinely not feeling the bite in the moment or now with his weird resistance to pain and reported. "The rat broke skin but its not deep, it just broke skin. I can continue the assessment as I hardly feel it but after Ill be sure to use chervil roots on it instead of just marigold to make sure no infection forms." It was unlikely however given the shallow nature of the wound and that the musk rat was not eating as much carrion and trash as its twoleg dwelling brethren, muskrats were basically discount beavers and so cleaner. As it was Bleedingpaw wanted to start the combat section while his blood was up and self doubt wasnt screaming that he was doomed for failure from the beginning.


He would be enough. He had to be.


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