[training] if we weren't so alike maybe we'd work it out

[Crown_Sage]

Nuh uh! Fallenpaw shot back, copying him and sticking out her tongue back. Secretly, she admired her brother, but she wasn't going to tell him that! Alright. She nodded eagerly. Meet back before the sun sets. She repeated.
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Daywhisper • She / Her • Windclan warrior • 35+ Moons

Daywhisper nodded, also taking off to see how much she could catch. Despite being much younger than a new warrior, she still kept a childlike wonder that she occasionally let escape. She crouched after hearing some noise in the distance.

The mostly white she-cat crept forward, a thin rabbit soon was in her view. It was looking for food for the winter, much like herself. She lifted her tail and made sure to take quick silent steps forwards. She had to be quick and precise to make this catch, even if the rabbit was slow with hunger.

Once she was a fox length away she shot forward at full speed. The rabbit took off and she took chase, she managed to cut the rabbit off when it took a sharp turn. She quickly leaped on it and took it's life, swiftly and painlessly.

She panted gently as she picked up the rabbit, deciding she'd try to catch prey closer to their meeting spot after this. She buried the prey with the crow her kits had caught and headed away again, nose tilted to the sky as she tried to pick up any kind of scent.

Ah! A mouse. She could even see it from here, this should be easy. She darted forward, landing skillfully on it before landing the finishing blow. She brought it back, deciding she had enough prey to bring back.

She sat, waiting for her kits.

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Hollypaw • He / Him • Windclan apprentice • 6+ moons

Hollypaw grinned as he also took off, his search was much less fruitful. He sniffed around, nothing really being picked up. He wandered a little farther away and finally managed to catch the scent of a squirrel. He sniffed more, following the scent trail, lowering himself to the ground once the squirrel came into view.

He prepared himself, taking a deep breath before launching forward, darting after the squirrel as it took off. He chased it for a bit, seeing a tree it was heading towards. He gritted his teeth as he felt his energy leaving him. He HAD to catch this though. He pushed through it, pouncing forward, landing clumsily on it. He quickly killed it and picked it up, now too tired to catch anymore though.

Hollypaw slowly made his way back to camp, dropping the squirrel on the pile, flashing a tired smile towards his mother.

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[Crown_Sage]

Fallenpaw skittered off, clumsily bouncing away. She was going to try to catch prey by herself for the first time! Lifting her muzzle in the air, she scented a bird. Was it a sparrow? Maybe a crow? She followed it, and saw the bird; it was a finch.
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Dropping into her unpracticed crouch, Fallenpaw sprang foward, missing the finch by barely more than a claw length. Mouse dung! She spat, as the small bird slithered away. She headed back to the camp empty pawed, with her tail drooping.
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Daywhisper • She / Her • Windclan warrior • 35+ Moons

Day watched her kits both come back with whatever they'd caught "Nice catch Hollypaw!" She called out to her son as he dropped his prey, then sat to wait for his sister. She frowned as she watched Fallenpaw approach, looking as if she was a kit being scolded by Twilightstar

"Oh Falls, it's okay, You're not going to catch everything you go for" She murmured padding towards her daughter, giving her an affectionate nuzzle "There's always next time, there's plenty of time for you to learn still" She said, a loud purr rising from her very core.

She knew what it felt like to lose a catch, especially when you were first learning. She remembered when she was a new apprentice and almost swore off all hunting after failing her first few attempts. Her mentor had given her a similar talk though and it'd encouraged her enough to at least not give up. She hoped it'd do the same for Fallenpaw.

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Hollypaw • He / Him • Windclan apprentice • 6+ moons

Hollypaw watched as his mom comforted Fallenpaw, a small pang of jealousy clawed at the large apprentice's gut. He tried his best to ignore it but couldn't help but find himself wishing that his mother would act like that around him.

It's not that she didn't, it's more so after she lied to him about who his real dad was, he couldn't allow himself to trust her much anymore. He sighed softly as he averted his gaze "Yeah- You'll get better, Don't worry Fallenpaw" were the only words that left his maw before he went silent, shifting awkwardly as he waited for farther instruction from his mother.

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[Crown_Sage]

Thanks, I guess. Fallenpaw answered, hanging her head. If she had caught that bird, she could make her mother proud! But she hadn't. Didn't that mean that Daywhisper would be upset with her?
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Daywhisper • She / Her • Windclan warrior • 35+ Moons

Daywhisper's frown persisted as she looked on at Fallenpaw. She hoped she understood that she hadn't done anything wrong, and genuinely it was just something she'd have to get the hang of "Ya know... I struggled with hunting as an apprentice too" She admitted, thinking back to her apprenticeship once more

"I think there was a point where my mentor was going to ask Twilightstar to have me reassigned" She joked, with a lighthearted laugh. She once more looked down at her daughter, hoping the tail would at least cheer her up a bit.

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Hollypaw • He / Him • Windclan apprentice • 6+ moons

Hollypaw rolled his eyes at his mom still doting over his sister. He cleared his throat before speaking "We should bring this prey back to camp while it's still fresh" He murmured, rising to his paws as he padded over to their pile of prey. He picked up what he could carry himself, leaving his mother's rabbit and the crow he and Fallenpaw had mutual caught.

With that, he gave them both a nod, beginning the trek back to camp, knowing his family would be following fairly close behind him. He just had to get away from the lovey-mushy stuff. It made him feel weird and uncomfortable. He sighed softly around the prey in his maw, dropping in on the pile before heading to the apprentices' den.

He flopped into his nest, curling up tightly in a ball, before slowly drifting off to sleep. Finally, he could have some guilt-free relaxation.

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[Crown_Sage]

Fallenpaw sighed, but held her tail a bit more confidently. She picked up the crow her brother had caught with her, and followed Hollypaw back to her den after dropping the prey in the pile. She looked over at her brother. Hesitantly, she curled up next to him, his warm fur pressed against her own.
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