Stempaw nodded at his mentor, feeling a slight itch of annoyance at Newtbelly’s rather…lackluster demeanor. “Lead the way.” He meowed with a dramatic bow of his body and wave of his tail. Rolling his eyes before lifting his head again and following Newtbelly to the next border.
Stempaw had to admit, he was less of a fan of this border. “Well thank StarClan for that.” He muttered at Newtbelly’s comment about the creek, not meaning it to sound as sarcastic as it did but doing nothing to correct it. He assisted with marking this border too before following his mentor back into their territory. Something he could definitely agree with him on! ShadowClan’s territory felt like that best to him. “What’s next?” Stempaw asked eagerly.
Newtbelly
he/him | Agatha Kitty, Shadow Fiend | 17 moons
header: @/daragca
Once again, he raised an eyebrow at Stempaw's tone. Was the apprentice rude, or simply enthusiastic? He still couldn't tell. "Next's The Dawning Woods," he explained, padding on. Much to his relief, the ground began to soften up again as they approached the tall forest. The shelter of the trees was welcome, but it was one of the brighter areas in ShadowClan's territory, which caused it to lose a little of his favour. "Here we are - the woods are a great place for hunting. Speaking of," he turned to Stempaw, "would you like to try some now?"
Once again, he raised an eyebrow at Stempaw's tone. Was the apprentice rude, or simply enthusiastic? He still couldn't tell. "Next's The Dawning Woods," he explained, padding on. Much to his relief, the ground began to soften up again as they approached the tall forest. The shelter of the trees was welcome, but it was one of the brighter areas in ShadowClan's territory, which caused it to lose a little of his favour. "Here we are - the woods are a great place for hunting. Speaking of," he turned to Stempaw, "would you like to try some now?"
Stempaw bounded after Newtbelly, thrilled to be going back into the depths of their own territory. He nodded as Newtbelly explained this was a good place hunt. "Noted." He mewed, eyes traveling around the forest in awe and excitement. "Aw heck ya! Of course!" He mewed in response to his mentor's question about learning to hunt, turning his gaze to Newtbelly's with renewed excitement.
Stempaw bounded after Newtbelly, thrilled to be going back into the depths of their own territory. He nodded as Newtbelly explained this was a good place hunt. "Noted." He mewed, eyes traveling around the forest in awe and excitement. "Aw heck ya! Of course!" He mewed in response to his mentor's question about learning to hunt, turning his gaze to Newtbelly's with renewed excitement.
Newtbelly
he/him | Agatha Kitty, Shadow Fiend | 17 moons
header: @/daragca
He was thankful to see that Stempaw was still enthusiastic, after trekking round those borders. "Alright, first," he began, "you need to figure out which way the wind's blowing. It seems tedious, but that's how you figure out where a smell is coming from." Nose tilted to the air as the breeze gently skimmed it. They were downwind right now - the wind was behind them. "Can you tell me where the wind's coming from?" He tilted his head at the apprentice.
He was thankful to see that Stempaw was still enthusiastic, after trekking round those borders. "Alright, first," he began, "you need to figure out which way the wind's blowing. It seems tedious, but that's how you figure out where a smell is coming from." Nose tilted to the air as the breeze gently skimmed it. They were downwind right now - the wind was behind them. "Can you tell me where the wind's coming from?" He tilted his head at the apprentice.
Detecting wind. Got it! Stempaw nodded eagerly, tilting his nose to the sky a little more dramatically than necessary, but in his head he looked cool as hell and confident. He felt wind blowing through his whiskers and immediately pointed his nose in the direction it came from. “That way!” He meowed confidently, with no room for error in his voice.
Detecting wind. Got it! Stempaw nodded eagerly, tilting his nose to the sky a little more dramatically than necessary, but in his head he looked cool as hell and confident. He felt wind blowing through his whiskers and immediately pointed his nose in the direction it came from. “That way!” He meowed confidently, with no room for error in his voice.
[OOC: Feel free to have him be wrong. XD]
Newtbelly
he/him | Agatha Kitty, Shadow Fiend | 17 moons
header: @/daragca
Stempaw checked the air eagerly, and Newtbelly followed. He was just about right - though, a little off - kind of on a diagonal from it. "Kinda, but feel here-" He pointed his nose right into the wind, "it’s much stronger here, and you feel it come straight onto your nose. You feel the difference?" He asked, eyes darting back to Stempaw. Just as he said that, he smelt something... Mouse? "And lucky for us, it smells lie there's something over there. Mouse."
Stempaw checked the air eagerly, and Newtbelly followed. He was just about right - though, a little off - kind of on a diagonal from it. "Kinda, but feel here-" He pointed his nose right into the wind, "it’s much stronger here, and you feel it come straight onto your nose. You feel the difference?" He asked, eyes darting back to Stempaw. Just as he said that, he smelt something... Mouse? "And lucky for us, it smells lie there's something over there. Mouse."
Stempaw frowned in disappointment when Newtbelly corrected him, he didn't like getting things wrong. The corner of his mouth twitched, but he followed Newtbelly's example, and found that he was right. The sensitive whiskers on his face picked up on the subtleties, but it took a second for him to be sure. He nodded, eyes alight once more with excitement. He got it! He followed his mentor's tail and crouched down to hide his pale pelt against the sparse coverage. "Are we gonna catch it?" He murmured eagerly, licking his lips with excitement. His first catch!
Stempaw frowned in disappointment when Newtbelly corrected him, he didn't like getting things wrong. The corner of his mouth twitched, but he followed Newtbelly's example, and found that he was right. The sensitive whiskers on his face picked up on the subtleties, but it took a second for him to be sure. He nodded, eyes alight once more with excitement. He got it! He followed his mentor's tail and crouched down to hide his pale pelt against the sparse coverage. "Are we gonna catch it?" He murmured eagerly, licking his lips with excitement. His first catch!
Newtbelly
he/him | Agatha Kitty, Shadow Fiend | 17 moons
header: @/daragca
"You bet." He crouched down, eyeing the area in front of them and beggining to crepe towards the smell. "Have a go at creeping," he encouraged him, "Stay close to the ground, and try to make as little noise as possible." It was a very basic description for something very complex, but he didn't want to just throw information at the kid.
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