The daffodil starts to bloom (P)

[HerbalTea]

Originally Posted by Luna16

Daffodilpaw beamed, tail waving and twisting in the air in excitement. "Okay!" She chirped. She looked back at the two mice she caught, then back at Elkjump. "I'm going to try again!" She mewed, determination blazing in her eyes. She turned and crouched again, trying her best to hide her pelt among the moorland grass.

-rolled 16-

It didn't take long for Daffodilpaw to catch the scent of prey and the slight tremor in the grass. Her eyes narrowed with the focus of a hunter, her head immediately turning to look towards the scent and movement. A little ways away, there was a stray tree. Among its roots was an animal with a long fluffy tail that twitched almost anxiously. The creature was clawing in the ground among the roots, apparently looking for food. It was currently unaware that it was locked in the sights of a predator. Daffodilpaw carefully considered the distance, she didn't want the animal to spot her before she crept closer. She shifted her weight as Elkjump showed her, intending to clear the distance in one big leap.

-rolled 19-

Daffodilpaw launched at her target, clearing most of the ground and landing just a mouse-tail's length away from the target. Before she could think, she instinctively slammed a paw down on the long tail of her prey, silencing it's cries with a switch bite to the neck. She took a moment to send a prayer to StarClan in thanks for this prey, then picked it up by the neck and prancing back to Elkjump. The animal's tail dragging on the ground at her paws, so she carefully had to step around it.

[+1 squirrel]

When she reached Elkjump, she set the prey down at his paws, eyes shining with triumph. "I caught it!" She purred, tail held high. She felt shivers of excitement, realizing how much she loved hunting."What is it?" She asked, realizing she was unfamiliar with its scent, she just knew it was prey. She knew she'd smelled it in the prey pile before...but couldn't place it's name.

Elkjump waited patient for Daffodilpaw to try again, the leap was wide and her posture was good. Seeing the apprentice return with squirrel in tow made Elkjump smile. “That's a squirrel! You barely see them here due to the flat moorlands, mostly eaten by Thunderclanners."

[Luna16]

Originally Posted by HerbalTea

Elkjump waited patient for Daffodilpaw to try again, the leap was wide and her posture was good. Seeing the apprentice return with squirrel in tow made Elkjump smile. “That's a squirrel! You barely see them here due to the flat moorlands, mostly eaten by Thunderclanners."

Daffodilpaw beamed at Elkjump's words, that sounded like a really neat catch then! "Really? That's so cool!" She purred, looking back at the tree. "It maybe came here for the tree then?" She mused. Then remembered what Elkjump promised earlier. "Rabbits now right? Right?" She mewed, bouncing in place.