Daffodilpaw tilted her head. She didn't really understand completely, but she did understand that her mentor was worried for her. She nodded and smiled brightly. "I'm okay though, Elkjump! Promise!" She declared. She turned her nose to the wind and took a deep breath, trying to find another prey trail. "On to the next right?" She asked, looking back to her mentor for approval.
“Yep!" Elkjump nodded excitedly “And if it runs, just find another."
“Yep!" Elkjump nodded excitedly “And if it runs, just find another."
Daffodilpaw nodded dutifully, tail waving. She closed her eyes and opened her mouth, drawing the scents of the moor over into her mouth to taste the air. It took her a moment to sort through all of the scent to find another prey trail, but when she found it she immediately dropped into her hunter’a crouch. She took a moment to check her tail and paws, looking at Elkjump to check her posture.
Daffodilpaw nodded dutifully, tail waving. She closed her eyes and opened her mouth, drawing the scents of the moor over into her mouth to taste the air. It took her a moment to sort through all of the scent to find another prey trail, but when she found it she immediately dropped into her hunter’a crouch. She took a moment to check her tail and paws, looking at Elkjump to check her posture.
Elkjump gave a swift nod, letting the apprentice go ahead
Elkjump gave a swift nod, letting the apprentice go ahead
Daffodilpaw blinked in acknowledgement, turning her attention back to her quarry. She carefully stalked forward, keeping her tail high enough that it wouldn't brush the grass but careful to not have it so high the prey would see her right away. As she got closer, she recognized the movement and scent to be another mouse. Daffodilpaw cautiously crept forward, using her whiskers and tail to check the wind direction. This time for sure...
The mouse came into view, it was busy eating a seed and hadn't noticed her yet. Daffodilpaw leaned her weight into her hind legs and slowly unsheathed her claws, barely daring to breath. Then, like an internal switch letting her know it was the time, she sprang forward. Daffodilpaw landed on the mouse and swiftly bit it's neck, cutting off its terrified squeal. She stood crouched over the mouse with its body in her jaws in shock for a moment, she did it! She caught her first prey!
Thank StarClan for this prey. She prayed with her eyes closed, then whirled around and bounded over to Elkjump excitedly. "Look, Elkjump!" She mewed. "I caught it!"
[OOC: Just a heads up, I'm going to have spotty internet and cell connection for the next week. So my response time will vary.]
Daffodilpaw blinked in acknowledgement, turning her attention back to her quarry. She carefully stalked forward, keeping her tail high enough that it wouldn't brush the grass but careful to not have it so high the prey would see her right away. As she got closer, she recognized the movement and scent to be another mouse. Daffodilpaw cautiously crept forward, using her whiskers and tail to check the wind direction. This time for sure...
The mouse came into view, it was busy eating a seed and hadn't noticed her yet. Daffodilpaw leaned her weight into her hind legs and slowly unsheathed her claws, barely daring to breath. Then, like an internal switch letting her know it was the time, she sprang forward. Daffodilpaw landed on the mouse and swiftly bit it's neck, cutting off its terrified squeal. She stood crouched over the mouse with its body in her jaws in shock for a moment, she did it! She caught her first prey!
Thank StarClan for this prey. She prayed with her eyes closed, then whirled around and bounded over to Elkjump excitedly. "Look, Elkjump!" She mewed. "I caught it!"
[OOC: Just a heads up, I'm going to have spotty internet and cell connection for the next week. So my response time will vary.]
“Well done!" Elkjump praised, giving the apprentice a nod of approval
“Well done!" Elkjump praised, giving the apprentice a nod of approval
Daffodilpaw purred and set her catch down. "What's next??" She asked eagerly, crouching in a playful bow with her tail waving and weaving happily in the air.
Daffodilpaw purred and set her catch down. "What's next??" She asked eagerly, crouching in a playful bow with her tail waving and weaving happily in the air.
“Bury it and try some more!" Elkjump nodded, wanting at least 3 more pieces of prey before they moved onto rabbits
“Bury it and try some more!" Elkjump nodded, wanting at least 3 more pieces of prey before they moved onto rabbits
Daffodilpaw nodded dutifully, scrapping some dirt over her catch to hide it. She then parted her jaws and tasted the air, immediately picking up on a prey scent.
-rolled 16-
Daffodilpaw sank into her hunter's crouch, noticing with delight how it was starting to feel much more natural now, and crept forward. She wasn't too far from her target: another mouse. She crept closer before shifting her weight like Elkjump taught her, and then launched herself at her target.
-rolled 19-
She landed squarely on her target, delivering the killing blow smoothly. She lifted her catch and looked over her shoulder at her mentor with a gleam in her eyes, she made another catch! Her tail waved excitedly in the air as she returned, hiding her second mouse close to her original catch.
[+1 mouse]
-rolled 16-
She glanced at her mentor for approval before turning her nose to the air again, quickly catching onto another scent. This was one was not as familiar. She crouched down and stalked forward, following the trail, this time seeing a small group of little brown birds.
-rolled 13-
She glanced at her mentor for a moment, hesitating. She hadn't been told how to hunt this type of prey before, was it different? In that moment, the birds must have spotted her because they took off into the air with an alarm call. Mouse dung! She let out a small hiss of frustration and almost took after them instinctively before remembering her mentor's warning and stopping herself.
[thrush missed]
She turned back to him with a disappointed look in her eyes. "What were those?" She asked, flicking her tail to indicate the birds that took off.
Daffodilpaw nodded dutifully, scrapping some dirt over her catch to hide it. She then parted her jaws and tasted the air, immediately picking up on a prey scent.
-rolled 16-
Daffodilpaw sank into her hunter's crouch, noticing with delight how it was starting to feel much more natural now, and crept forward. She wasn't too far from her target: another mouse. She crept closer before shifting her weight like Elkjump taught her, and then launched herself at her target.
-rolled 19-
She landed squarely on her target, delivering the killing blow smoothly. She lifted her catch and looked over her shoulder at her mentor with a gleam in her eyes, she made another catch! Her tail waved excitedly in the air as she returned, hiding her second mouse close to her original catch.
[+1 mouse]
-rolled 16-
She glanced at her mentor for approval before turning her nose to the air again, quickly catching onto another scent. This was one was not as familiar. She crouched down and stalked forward, following the trail, this time seeing a small group of little brown birds.
-rolled 13-
She glanced at her mentor for a moment, hesitating. She hadn't been told how to hunt this type of prey before, was it different? In that moment, the birds must have spotted her because they took off into the air with an alarm call. Mouse dung! She let out a small hiss of frustration and almost took after them instinctively before remembering her mentor's warning and stopping herself.
[thrush missed]
She turned back to him with a disappointed look in her eyes. "What were those?" She asked, flicking her tail to indicate the birds that took off.
“Thrushes! I'll teach you how to hunt them one day!" Elkjump purred
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