Mosspaw's Training [PRIVATE]

[Jayvines]

~MOSSPAW'S TRAINING~

TERRITORY TOURS
✧ Smallpines
✧ Herondive Hollow
✧ Thunderglade

✧ Willow's Rise
✧ Sunkissed Creek
✧ Giant's Rest
✧ Mossy Den
✧ Firefly Cove
✧ Wisteria Falls
✧ Training Cave

TRAINING
✧ Battle
✧ Hunting
✧ Tree Climbing
✧ Tree Fighting
✧ Etiquette (A Lioncrest special)

MEETINGS
✧ 1:
✧ 2:

GATHERINGS
✧ 1:
✧ 2:

PATROLS
✧

PLOTS
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[Jayvines]

~Lioncrest~

Sitting rather regally near the entrance of camp, the golden tom narrowed his eyes as the first rays of sun began to crest over the horizon. He had specifically requested that Mosspaw meet him at sunrise today, however her window of being 'on time' to her first day of training was rapidly closing.

It was a testament to his excellence that he had been assigned as the young molly's mentor really. His skill and prowess as a warrior of Thunderclan was truly a necessity for training an effective member of his clan.

He had not planned anything too terribly taxing for their first outing (best to establish expectations before corrections and readjustments were necessary), but the rhythmic flicks of his tail clearly conveyed Lioncrest's desire to start sooner rather than later as the sun began to creep upwards into the sky.

[ @Spotty - A training thread for us to get started! ]

[Spotty]

< Mosspaw >

Shaking the last bits of moss and bedding scraps from her tabby pelt, the apprentice emerged from the new den... and immediately spotted her mentor. Right. Training. That fun little thing she had to do now. With other cats. With him. Okay, so the idea of training, in itself, didn't sound too horrible. She liked winning, she didn't like this. But she also didn't have a choice, and resisting would be even harder and only breed more conflict for her.

So she pulled herself up (metaphorically, she was already standing), focused her gaze, and strode up to her mentor. "Yeah, training. What will we start with?" She knew she would have to complete a certain amount of lessons and patrols and all that in order to become a warrior, so maybe if she just got through all of that, she could then practice on her own to make up for perhaps not being as enthusiastic on these lessons.

@Jayvines

[Jayvines]

~Lioncrest~

Ah, perfect. Just on time and seemingly ready to go.

"To start with, a tour of the territory," he responded, giving his apprentice a brief once over and furrowing his brow slightly. Had they not properly groomed themselves before leaving their den? It looked like they'd merely shook out their pelt before joining him in the clearing. "While you shouldn't be leaving camp without an escort, on the off chance that something happens you need to be able to navigate our homeland without difficulty and avoid our neighboring clans. Come."

Abruptly turning and padding out the camp entrance, Lioncrest continued to speak as he led the way towards Smallpines.

"I will explain this once and I do not wish to reiterate it; as my apprentice I expect a certain level of effort and professionalism while you are under my tutelage. Decorum is of the highest importance. I will not tolerate laziness or avoidance of your duties, do you understand?"

Amber gaze flicked over his shoulder as they moved through the underbrush, both to look for an acknowledgement of his words as well as to make sure that Mosspaw was still following the large golden tom.

"Now, we are approaching one of our borders. Scent the air, and let me know if you can hazard a guess as to who lives beyond the scent-line."

Pushing past a rather bushy fern, Lioncrest paused as the Riverclan border came into view. This was a rather simple first test, seeing as they had such a distinct scent, but he would wait and see how intuitive this young cat was.

[ @Spotty ]