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Streamtail [Meadowpaw] @
FruitBatz [Turtlepaw]
Her amber eyes flashed with aggravation as Meadowpaw seemed to overlook what she just told her. The leader glanced at Turtlepaw as the she-cat joined them. Her amber glare didn't linger long returning to Meadowpaw with pure annoyance shining in her eyes.
"You haven't even bothered taking the tour and want me to teach you how to fight." Dawnstar hissed unhappily.
"I don't see why I should bother; you should work on listening better before learning how to fight." She did not like how dense Meadowpaw was acting. Her former apprentices would have understood that Dawnstar's temper wasn't for show and fixed their act immediately.
She didn't think this was going to work. Even Turtlepaw picked up better on her irked mood than Meadowpaw. She swished her tail towards Turtlepaw, wordlessly telling her to settle, Turtlepaw wasn't the one Dawnstar was upset with. Dawnstar was just going to find herself more stressed than ever with Meadowpaw around. She'll have to reassign her at the next meeting. She did not need this headache. Dawnstar should have checked her compatibility with the apprentice before agreeing to train her. Some apprentices got on Dawnstar's nerves worse than others. Meadowpaw was proving to be one of those paws.
"Fine, you want to learn how to fight, I'll teach you something." She conceded since this would be her final lesson with the irritation.
"A front paw blow," Dawnstar demonstrated the simple move by raising her front paw high past her ears and bringing it down on the ground, creating a small dust cloud stirred up by the small gust of air her paw created.
"You keep your claws sheathed and go for the head, or the ears can cause disorientation if you put enough power within the blow or swing in rapid succession. Meadowpaw, I want you to try hitting Turtlepaw with it." Dawnstar meowed.
"The easiest way to dodge the blow is to dart or jump to the side. You can also counter. If you notice your opponent raising their paw, with the right timing, you can swat their paw out of the way." She showed them by swinging her paw sideways at an imaginary enemy.
"If you counter correctly, you can follow that up with an attack of your own. A forepaw slash would work, similar to the front paw blow, but whereas the blow is more for disorientating an enemy, the slash is for causing harm either the face, ears, or shoulders." Dawnstar's front paws came down again with her huge claws unsheathed, leaving indents in the ground where her paw slammed against the ground.
"Turtlepaw, I want you to dodge or counter Meadowpaw's attack. Claws out if you are countering. Pain is a part of battle you apprentices need to learn to endure. Gaining a few scratches in training isn't going to hurt you." Dawnstar told them.