Stagheart didn't catch onto what his apprentice was planning until it was too late — he let out a grunt of surprise as her weight landed on his back, pushing off of his broad shoulders with a burst of power. He was impressed with her speed — that WindClan side of her certainly showing through right about now — and he couldn't suppress the surprised chuckle that escaped him from the maneuver. She was light enough that she hadn't made him budge much except for a sway when she leapt. Unexpected, but certainly effective.
When she finally crash-landed, Stagheart shook his head, letting out a huff of a chuckle in disbelief and amusement. "Heh... you really just use all your resources, dontcha, kid?" He rolled his shoulders as if he was sore from her movement, eyes glinting as he looked at her.
"That was real good, though... impressive," he added a bit hesitantly at the end, not wanting to give her too big of a head, but wanting to give a compliment where it was due, his maw curving slightly into a muted grin. Really, he was more impressed than he was letting on, but of course the gruff cat didn't let his emotions show too easy...
Willowpaw looked up at her mentors reaction, her eyes gleaming at the praise. Willowpaw could see him holding back and decided to give a purr of thanks with a hint of knowing behind it. Willowpaw stood and shook off her paws. "Dang thing's so heavy it knocked the breath outta me! Oh wow look! This things almost as big as me!" Willowpaw examined her catch it awe. "It looked big from uptop but not THIS big!" Willowpaw purred brightly, her eyes gleaming with pride. "Weepingpaw's gonna be so jealous!!" Willowpaw squealed in trimpuh. "Well.... in our territory we don't have many resources so I guess I gotta use what I got." Willowpaw snorted good heartedly.
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Willowpaw looked up at her mentors reaction, her eyes gleaming at the praise. Willowpaw could see him holding back and decided to give a purr of thanks with a hint of knowing behind it. Willowpaw stood and shook off her paws. "Dang thing's so heavy it knocked the breath outta me! Oh wow look! This things almost as big as me!" Willowpaw examined her catch it awe. "It looked big from uptop but not THIS big!" Willowpaw purred brightly, her eyes gleaming with pride. "Weepingpaw's gonna be so jealous!!" Willowpaw squealed in trimpuh. "Well.... in our territory we don't have many resources so I guess I gotta use what I got." Willowpaw snorted good heartedly.
Stagheart smirked as Willowpaw inspected her catch, nodding slowly in agreement. It was a heck of a squirrel, certainly bigger than most he'd ever seen. He padded over and lightly prodded it with his paw, giving a huff with a twinkle in his eye.
"This one's worth about two squirrels itself... real good catch, Willowpaw," he praised, a few of his longer fangs poking out in his muted grin.
"Hey, a catch like that can't go to waste. Why don't we call it a day 'n go back to camp, show everyone what ya got? Then maybe tomorrow we can try swimmin' again... and not have ya tumblin' down the river this time," he added in his dry humor, motioning to the squirrel with his tail.
Really, he just wanted to urge his eager apprentice into resting for the rest of the day — he knew firstpaw how it felt to be launched helplessly down a river, and it was both exhausting and painful. Especially for someone as little as her... although, she was handling like a champ, he noted with a bit of pride.
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Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat!
she and Cobwebfern have a semi-closed den policy.
Stagheart smirked as Willowpaw inspected her catch, nodding slowly in agreement. It was a heck of a squirrel, certainly bigger than most he'd ever seen. He padded over and lightly prodded it with his paw, giving a huff with a twinkle in his eye.
"This one's worth about two squirrels itself... real good catch, Willowpaw," he praised, a few of his longer fangs poking out in his muted grin.
"Hey, a catch like that can't go to waste. Why don't we call it a day 'n go back to camp, show everyone what ya got? Then maybe tomorrow we can try swimmin' again... and not have ya tumblin' down the river this time," he added in his dry humor, motioning to the squirrel with his tail.
Really, he just wanted to urge his eager apprentice into resting for the rest of the day — he knew firstpaw how it felt to be launched helplessly down a river, and it was both exhausting and painful. Especially for someone as little as her... although, she was handling like a champ, he noted with a bit of pride.
Willowpaw purred. Shaking off her pelt with a tired look in her blue hues. Yawning before meowing. "Thank you..... yeah no food going to waste here!" Willowpaw meowed, her tone enthusiatic though her energy had seemed to go down a small bit. "Yeah.... that wasn't exactly fun. Maybe we can stay y'know..... more in the shallow end. I think I was to excited" Willowpaw admitted tiredly. Her eyes drooping as she yawned once more.
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Willowpaw purred. Shaking off her pelt with a tired look in her blue hues. Yawning before meowing. "Thank you..... yeah no food going to waste here!" Willowpaw meowed, her tone enthusiatic though her energy had seemed to go down a small bit. "Yeah.... that wasn't exactly fun. Maybe we can stay y'know..... more in the shallow end. I think I was to excited" Willowpaw admitted tiredly. Her eyes drooping as she yawned once more.
Stagheart nodded sympathetically, his whiskers twitching as he walked beside her, starting to help lead her back to camp. He almost offered to carry the chunky squirrel himself, but he figured the apprentice would be proud enough to want to carry her own catch... though it was half the size of her little body, he noted to himself in amusement.
"Yeah... I reckon you'd better take it much easier 'n slower next time," he meowed in a huff of agreement, not too keen on the idea of seeing her helplessly tumble down the current again. "C'mon... let's get you back home."
In a rare display of comforting affection (spurred on by the fact that he'd nearly witnessed his own apprentice drown), the large warrior raised his tail, lightly brushing it on Willowpaw's shoulder and flank with a quick, yet meaningful flick. Then he took the lead, giving her a reassuring glance to follow as he led the way back, checking periodically to make sure she wasn't lagging too far behind due to her tiredness....
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*despite everything, it's still you.
Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat!
she and Cobwebfern have a semi-closed den policy.
Stagheart nodded sympathetically, his whiskers twitching as he walked beside her, starting to help lead her back to camp. He almost offered to carry the chunky squirrel himself, but he figured the apprentice would be proud enough to want to carry her own catch... though it was half the size of her little body, he noted to himself in amusement.
"Yeah... I reckon you'd better take it much easier 'n slower next time," he meowed in a huff of agreement, not too keen on the idea of seeing her helplessly tumble down the current again. "C'mon... let's get you back home."
In a rare display of comforting affection (spurred on by the fact that he'd nearly witnessed his own apprentice drown), the large warrior raised his tail, lightly brushing it on Willowpaw's shoulder and flank with a quick, yet meaningful flick. Then he took the lead, giving her a reassuring glance to follow as he led the way back, checking periodically to make sure she wasn't lagging too far behind due to her tiredness....
Willowpaw smiled sheepishly, curling her long tail over her back in joy as she carried her squirrel home, feeling the gentle flick of his tail along her shoulder, Willowpaw gave a gentle and wordless purr. She was walking a bit slow due to her tiredness, but regardless of that. She trekked on happily
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Willowpaw smiled sheepishly, curling her long tail over her back in joy as she carried her squirrel home, feeling the gentle flick of his tail along her shoulder, Willowpaw gave a gentle and wordless purr. She was walking a bit slow due to her tiredness, but regardless of that. She trekked on happily
Stagheart led them back to camp, cautious of keeping his gait nice and slow so she could keep up — with both nearly drowning and lugging a huge squirrel, Willowpaw was probably quite tired.
Once they arrived, the large warrior proudly announced to anyone gathered by the entrance that there was an impressive catch incoming. Then he stepped aside to let Willowpaw proudly carry in her squirrel, smirking to himself as he heard some murmurs and whispers. He'd be happy to tell the story of the antics she had pulled to catch this thing to his curious Clanmates.
He settled down to watch with a chuckle, grateful to see that Willowpaw had mostly recovered, at least from the initial shock of drowning and all that... physically, she could use some rest. But hopefully a good night's sleep would fix that and they'd try some much more... gentler swimming tomorrow.
[ i will be gone on a long weekend trip starting tomorrow through monday the 12th, so i can start up the next day of willow's training once i get back! <3 ]
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*despite everything, it's still you.
Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat!
she and Cobwebfern have a semi-closed den policy.
Stagheart led them back to camp, cautious of keeping his gait nice and slow so she could keep up — with both nearly drowning and lugging a huge squirrel, Willowpaw was probably quite tired.
Once they arrived, the large warrior proudly announced to anyone gathered by the entrance that there was an impressive catch incoming. Then he stepped aside to let Willowpaw proudly carry in her squirrel, smirking to himself as he heard some murmurs and whispers. He'd be happy to tell the story of the antics she had pulled to catch this thing to his curious Clanmates.
He settled down to watch with a chuckle, grateful to see that Willowpaw had mostly recovered, at least from the initial shock of drowning and all that... physically, she could use some rest. But hopefully a good night's sleep would fix that and they'd try some much more... gentler swimming tomorrow.
[ i will be gone on a long weekend trip starting tomorrow through monday the 12th, so i can start up the next day of willow's training once i get back! <3 ]
(alrighty!! Have fun and stay safe <3)
Willowpaw puffed out her chest in pride as her catch was announced. "Weepingpaw! Come here, the squirrel I caught is sooooooooo big!" Willowpaw bragged, basking in her brothers whispered praise. Yawning once again Willowpaw turned to Stagheart, sitting beside him and gently leaning her forehead against's his shoulder, giving a small sigh. "Thanks for being a cool mentor." Willowpaw purred, daring to add in a teasing tone, "And thanks for being my step on to catch the squirrel, couldn't of done it without you." Willowpaw purred, her eyes gleaming with mischief. "Well... actually I couldn't have so thanks." Willowpaw purred
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Willowpaw puffed out her chest in pride as her catch was announced. "Weepingpaw! Come here, the squirrel I caught is sooooooooo big!" Willowpaw bragged, basking in her brothers whispered praise. Yawning once again Willowpaw turned to Stagheart, sitting beside him and gently leaning her forehead against's his shoulder, giving a small sigh. "Thanks for being a cool mentor." Willowpaw purred, daring to add in a teasing tone, "And thanks for being my step on to catch the squirrel, couldn't of done it without you." Willowpaw purred, her eyes gleaming with mischief. "Well... actually I couldn't have so thanks." Willowpaw purred
[ thank you!! back now hehe ]
Stagheart smirked a bit as Willowpaw leaned on him, amused at her reference to being essentially a stepping stone for her. He let out a dry, rumbly chuckle and nodded his head.
"'Course. Can't scold ya for bein' smart 'n usin' your resources, can I?" His eyes glinted as he let out a contented sigh. "Alright... you get some sleep 'n rest up, 'n we'll continue your trainin' tomorrow. 'N it looks like most of the Clan has eaten already, so you 'n Weepin'paw enjoy that squirrel for yourself. Y'earned it, kid."
Then he rose to his paws, dipping his head in farewell to both apprentices before heading off to the warrior's den to catch up on some rest — lugging a waterlogged apprentice through the current hadn't been the easiest on his muscles, so he'd have a nice long stretch before then...
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*despite everything, it's still you.
Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat!
she and Cobwebfern have a semi-closed den policy.
Stagheart smirked a bit as Willowpaw leaned on him, amused at her reference to being essentially a stepping stone for her. He let out a dry, rumbly chuckle and nodded his head.
"'Course. Can't scold ya for bein' smart 'n usin' your resources, can I?" His eyes glinted as he let out a contented sigh. "Alright... you get some sleep 'n rest up, 'n we'll continue your trainin' tomorrow. 'N it looks like most of the Clan has eaten already, so you 'n Weepin'paw enjoy that squirrel for yourself. Y'earned it, kid."
Then he rose to his paws, dipping his head in farewell to both apprentices before heading off to the warrior's den to catch up on some rest — lugging a waterlogged apprentice through the current hadn't been the easiest on his muscles, so he'd have a nice long stretch before then...
Weepingpaw dipped his head in thanks. Purring at his sister. Willowpaw purred to her mentor, "Alright, thanks. See you!" She purred.
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The next morning, Stagheart let both he and Willowpaw sleep in a little. He assumed the apprentice may still be a bit wiped out in some ways, at least mentally — but then again, she was quite resilient. He had no doubt she'd bounce back, even if it took a little bit.
I should see how she's doing, then go from there...
After a nice start of eating his fresh-kill and basking in the sun for a bit, the large, scarred tom finally sauntered his way over to the apprentice's den. "Willowpaw?" He called out in a gentler voice, though his rugged tones still showed through. "Time to wake up..."
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Berryshine is RiverClan's medicine cat! 