Earning My Keep [Eaglepaw Training Thread]

[occultation]

( @Mica )

Watching Eaglepaw try to pick out specific scents in the area, Fadingsun had to wonder what it was like to grow up in a sheltered camp, where the scents of the surrounding land weren't constantly pummeling your senses. It was a life he hadn't known; it was hard to miss what he'd never had, but with this curiosity came a sort of bittersweetness.

As Eaglepaw picked out the scent of water vole, Fadingsun nodded. "Good job. The more you practice, the easier it'll be to pick out individual prey scents." Scenting the air himself, he picked up a mouse scent trail leading towards one of the springs.

Pointing with his tail toward the scent, he said, "Let's give hunting a try, shall we? It's one of the best skills to learn first; that way, if you're ever separated from the Clan, you can at least feed yourself. You can always run from enemies, but running from prey won't fill your belly."

He dropped down into a hunter's crouch to demonstrate. "Copy me. Remember to keep your tail low; if your tail is sticking up like a reed, you might be spotted. Always stay upwind, too, so the prey doesn't scent you."