A small smile formed on his lips at her comment about the plants. However, he didn't linger long as he moved forward with the mission. The ground was beginning to soften again and before they knew it, they were at the -- in his opinion -- the second grossest part of the territory. "Welcome to the Croaking Swamp," Hawkbite spoke as the scent of mud and stagnant water filled his nose. It was enough to make his face crinkle. "During the evening and night, this is a great place to get ahold of a good number of frogs and toads," Hawkbite explained, continuing along through the swamp. They were beginning to circle back around towards the camp, the tour coming to an end soon.
As they came back around to the Icy Heartlands, Hawkbite gestured towards within it. "There's a place in there called the Hidden Haven. Not many cats travel there. We won't be going today, the foxes are too many right now and we can't risk anything regarding you," Hawkbite explained.
"There's only a couple more spots before we head back to camp, keep on following me," The Enforcer spoke, glancing back at Starrypaw to make sure she stayed close.
A small smile formed on his lips at her comment about the plants. However, he didn't linger long as he moved forward with the mission. The ground was beginning to soften again and before they knew it, they were at the -- in his opinion -- the second grossest part of the territory. "Welcome to the Croaking Swamp," Hawkbite spoke as the scent of mud and stagnant water filled his nose. It was enough to make his face crinkle. "During the evening and night, this is a great place to get ahold of a good number of frogs and toads," Hawkbite explained, continuing along through the swamp. They were beginning to circle back around towards the camp, the tour coming to an end soon.
As they came back around to the Icy Heartlands, Hawkbite gestured towards within it. "There's a place in there called the Hidden Haven. Not many cats travel there. We won't be going today, the foxes are too many right now and we can't risk anything regarding you," Hawkbite explained.
"There's only a couple more spots before we head back to camp, keep on following me," The Enforcer spoke, glancing back at Starrypaw to make sure she stayed close.
Starrypaw
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Starrypaw did the only thing any respectable apprentice would do once faced with the super-duper villain-y bog-y-ness; she wrinkled her muzzle and stuck out her tongue. "Blehhhh. It smells so icky and stuffy here." She complained morosely, and then scurried after her mentor on eager paws when they began leaving.
Icy Heartlands, along with Hidden Haven, came next, and Starrypaw took in these sights with wide, curious eyes. "D'you know how to fight a fox?" She asked, expression turning into one of wonder and entirely directed up at her mentor now. Starrypaw flashed the older feline a broad grin. "I bet I can fight a fox and kill one all on my own, yeah!"
Hawkbite giggled at Starrypaws comment, but then thought for a moment before he'd reply. "I can fight a fox. I'll have to show you next time we need to go battle some," he chuckled, giving the apprentice a friendly nudge before humming softly before his next reply. "I'd like to see you beat me first, no foxes until then!" he gave her a playful smirk, nudging his apprentice along.
The tom moved forward quickly, the end of their tour coming upon them. The easiest way to move the tour along was on the borders. Hawkbite took them towards RiverClan's first, the fishy stench from the other clan making his nose crinkle a little bit. "This is Saltmeadow Marsh, our border with RiverClan," he spoke, gesturing towards the other side of the border. His pawsteps didn't slow down as they walked it.
Eventually, they came up to the curve where ThunderClan's border met theirs. "And you'll notice the scent change to ThunderClans up here. We'll follow it for a little then head back towards the camp," Hawkbite spoke, following the borders and gesturing towards their markers. "Herondive Hallow is where we're at now," Hawkbite spoke, his fur tingling at the fresh scents from a patrol. He'd quickly pull Starrypaw away from the border once she'd learned the scent. "We don't want to hang out here very long by ourselves. The tensions are high right now," he warned, leading Starrypaw back towards the camp now.
"Anyways, you've seen our entire territory now, as long as you have a buddy, you can always go explore and learn it better," Hawkbite spoke with a smile. She'd come to her warrior ceremony much quicker than he wanted, it was a thought that haunted his mind. She'd be out and about in the clan soon doing StarClan knows what.