[sleepyyjax]

 

Originally Posted by Fits

Heroneye
| she/her | RiverClan | Lionheart |

Heroneye watched as Seapaw raced foreward, her eyes fixed on his movements and tense to dodge away again. It seemed like he was about to pass by her right side, but suddenly he began to race to the left and attempted to leap from there.

[ Heroneye rolled a three out of ten. ]

Heroneye sensed the change a heartbeat too late, and before she could duck out of the way or resist the move in some other way, Seapaw had managed to leap onto her back again. At this, Heroneye once again shook the apprentice off and turned to address them.

"You seem to have gotten the hang of that as well," she appraised with a quick nod. "With that, I would like to move on to the final stage of this battle training now: proper sparring. While you've gotten a taste of that during the previous exercise, I would like to finish by giving a clearer view of what a real exchange between warriors on a battlefield might look like.

"Imagine that we're in a battle, and I'm an outsider or a warrior another Clan. Try to attack me, be it with moves we've learned today, or something of your own." For the final time that day, Heroneye crouched down, readying herself for whatever moves Seapaw might throw at her. While she wasn't going to brutalize the apprentice, obviously, she also didn't want to hold back too much, for the sake of Seapaw's learning. This time, she wouldn't be bested so easily (if she could help it!).

"Whenever you're ready."

(apologies for any delay, i've been sick these past few days and have just begun to feel back to normal ^^)

( @sleepyyjax - Seapaw )

Seapaw
he/they - 13 moons
Go with the flow, Mind Reader

Yes! His plan worked, and his paws finally met fur. They tumbled down to the ground softly, confidence boosted. Now they were onto the final stage. The final stage? He tilted his head to listen as best he could. A spar. Oh... They gulped, trying their hardest to look semi-confident. A real exchange between warriors on a battlefield - now that was scary. He wasn't sure he ever wanted to experience that for real. But, luckily, this was a fake battle, so there would be no claws, and Heronbite wouldn't hurt them (or vice versa). They took a deep, slow breath as they readied into their best battle stance. Just breathe, it'll be okay.

Heroneye asked them to attack her, so they supposed there was no way around making the first move. Goodness, they weren't all too sure what to do. Perhaps a basic hit, like the one Heroneye taught him earlier... Yes, that'd do. They leaned into their crouch, before bursting forward to swipe at Heroneye's face, claws sheathed.

[ no worries at all!! ]