Algaetail's Assessment [P]

[kittycatburmise]

Irisfrost

After the meeting had concluded, Irisfrost found Algaetail in the crowd and led him out of camp. She headed down the mountain path, trees appearing and grass patches spreading as they went on. She observed it with mild curiosity; she hadn't been in this part of the territory before. After a little while, Irisfrost stopped. The land here was suitable.

She turned to Algaetail. "As you know, I will be assessing your skills in hunting and battle. First will be hunting. The land gets rockier further up, but we're still learning how best to hunt there, and this place resembles our old territory slightly more. We have an idea of how much a warrior of average skill should catch here."

"I will watch you hunt; pretend I'm not there. When I've seen enough I will stop you. You may start."

@Hollyheart of thunder

[Hollyheart of thunder]

Algaetail

Algaetail immediately saw prey. He crouched down into his hunters crouch, and pounced on the vole. He almost missed it, but it was still a catch. He dug a hole and put the vole in, then scraped dirt over it. As he hunted, he began to wander, catching prey when he saw it. He had mostly caught voles, and a fish or two. As he passed what is now known as Haven Springs, he sat down next to a small patch of catmint. Oh Lotus he thoughtWhere are you?
He knew she wasn't there anymore, but when he was here, he felt like she was there with him.
Don't worry, Algaetail he thought he heard.I'm still watching you. We're happy here. No more pain. River and Mint are safe. he smiled as the voice said the names of his kits. I should have saved them he then thought bitterly. If I had swam faster, if I was stronger... His thoughts trailed off as he remembered that irisfrost was watching him.