Bleedingpaw's Training! [p]

[Rani]

Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 7 Moons

Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend

The golden bengals sunny grin turned to something more serious and determined at the assignment of his task, more then ready to do his best and suceed and make his mentor proud! Besides if he got this he had to be able to hunt any prey, right? Hunting down his mentor, an enforcer had to be much harder then catching prey so it was an amazing test! Though Bleedingpaw kinda doubted that hunting a cat was anything like hunting a stupid frog.



Maybe he could ask his siblings the best tips to catch different prey types later to get ahead and impress Miss Brairsplash.


That was planning for later though, right now he needed to catch her! Bleedingpaw set to work tipping the scales in his favor as much as possible.


First was his fur, as while the bengal spotting was useful the color was not so rolling in some nearby dirt and leaves to appear akin to a walking bush was useful. Next was scent, mostly taken care of by the mud but a spot of pine which dominated the area was enough to smother the last of it. Finally there was surveying how he was going to do this and so slipping into the shadows and watching Brairsplash in the clearing hidden in a bush Bleedingpaw planned.

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The issue really was getting across the clearing, which by nature was clear with few hiding spots. Once he got there there were trees and a perfect bush to pounce from, though Bleedingpaw expected Brairsplash to be watching that bush. So what to do..... Ah, now that was an idea!


For a time there was no sign of Bleedingpaw, the apprentice entirely hidden from view and unscentable. Sure there was the occasional bush rustle, but this was a forest and prey or just a stray breeze were abound so it was impossible to distinct if it was Bleedingpaw or a false alarm. Especially given the rustles that were him were so random and uncatlike from his wobbling it was easy to dismiss as just that.


So there was simple no clue for a long moment, until a little wobbly form burst out from a patch of tall grass upwind from Brairsplash unexpectedly trying to grab her paws.


"Didja see me!! I skirted around the clearing in bushes and stuff but pounced from upwind because I covered by scent with mud and stuff because I thought you'd expect me to pounce from downwind and from the bush! Was it unexpected, did I do good?"


@squidz

[squidz]

~ BRIARSPLASH ~
very large & fluffy dilute gray tortie she-cat with goldish-green eyes; just a scratch
[ shadowclan enforcer | she-cat | 27 moons | abrasive, standoffish, loyal ]

~

Briarsplash had been scanning carefully, hearing the occasional rustles and movements — but when she tried to peer in the direction of the sounds, she didn't see the stark golden fur, nor smell his scent besides what had been there from their conversation earlier.

Hmm, it was awfully quiet now, and he'd been gone awhile... had he just gotten distracted by another butterfly and forgot where he was going? She was just about to rise to her paws to see where he'd gone off to when a mrrow of surprise left her, ears perking straight up — a wobbly form had burst from the tall grass and grabbed at her paws, catching her off guard.

Once her surprise settled, she let out a huff and shook out her pelt that had fluffed up in response. Besides the initial embarrassment of being caught unaware (especially as a trained Enforcer, no less), a crooked smile tugged on her maw anyway, something like pride tinging her tone.

"Stars, kid, you really got me," she chuckled, the slight rasp to her tone showing more before she cleared her throat. "Uh, yeah, all of that you said... hiding your fur, your scent, paying attention to the wind — you did good. Really," she managed to purr, nodding at him approvingly with a glint in her eye. "Y'got killer instincts with that, 'n it looks like you already got the hang of it."

After a moment, Briarsplash glanced up at the sky, noting the position of the sun. It was about time for them to head back and eat some grub (she was more than a bit hungry herself), and besides, Bleedingpaw had more than earned a rest for the day. Sure, he'd be a little too excited to want to go home, she assumed — but they could try hunting next. And they'd need more of a full day for a decent hunting trip.

"...Hey, let's head back to camp for now. You've done more than enough training today, and I don't want ya to be too sore. Then we'll start hunting tomorrow. Got it?" She meowed, her voice light enough to show that she was pleased so far with his progress, yet stern enough to show that this was her decision and it was final. "C'mon..."

Then the large, fluffy she-cat let the way home, feeling more relieved than she had before.

[ @Rani - after you reply, next briar post will be the next day for their second training sesh if that's good with you! <3 ]

[Rani]

Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 7 Moons

Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend

It was probably a good call to end the session here, even though Bleedingpaw was beaming bright and happy and wobbling and wiggling around he was obviously flagging, energy waning. He was growing tired, having to put in more effort to learn all this stuff then most cats and could probably do with some food and sleep, so this was the best choice even as the apprentice kinda wilted at the decision. He was just so excited to be making the progress and doing well and learning all this! He wanted to do more!


But he wasnt going to argue with Brairsplash so just nodded with an "Ok I can wait to do more tomorrow! ....Caaaaaan you tell me about the coolest things youve caught on the way back though? Pretty please!" It'd be a fun thing to hear about after all and it could set up the tom for what his goals should be in the future for hunting!


@squidz (you dont have to have brair reply to the question for today its just flavor for the walk home type stuff, feel free to just pick up with a day skip whenever youre comfortable!)