✦Talonpaw✦
She/Her | Shadowclan Apprentice | Ultimate Predator
A spotted, calico cat with a prominent Mohawk and small fangs.
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She nodded before her head seemed to almost lock onto this scent. She was focused, paws moving almost seamlessly underneath her, other than the occasional leaf she accidentally disturbed. She stopped at the crunching under her paws, ears swiveling to make sure she was being quiet. Huh, how did she know all this? She didn't know, all she knew was that she had been great at hunting since her lessons with Pondlily and her hunting patrol.
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So far so good. A little noise, but Talonpaw was clearly stopping to address it and adjust. He gave her a nod, before beginning to whisper. "It should be just up ahead. Show me what Pondlily taught you." He gestured forward with his head, as he crouched in wait. Sure as anything, the mouse emerged from a bush up ahead. Now was the time.
✦Talonpaw✦
She/Her | Shadowclan Apprentice | Ultimate Predator
A spotted, calico cat with a prominent Mohawk and small fangs.
[25/100]
[ @sleepyyjax ]
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Her pupils flicked around with excitement, she could feel the energy coursing through her. Was this how the old warriors of lionclan felt? How the leaders felt with their starclan blessings? She carefully raised her paws, planting them down carefully, one after the other. She stalked forwards, her claws seemed to itch with anticipation. She leapt at the mouse, claws outstretched. Her leap was a bit loud, sending the mouse into a panic before she was able to catch it. But, in the end, she did land on the mouse. She put pressure on it's tail for a few moments, keeping it in place before she finally put it out of it's misery.
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✦Talonpaw✦
She/Her | Shadowclan Apprentice | Ultimate Predator
A spotted, calico cat with a prominent Mohawk and small fangs.
[25/100]
[ @sleepyyjax ]
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Her pupils flicked around with excitement, she could feel the energy coursing through her. Was this how the old warriors of lionclan felt? How the leaders felt with their starclan blessings? She carefully raised her paws, planting them down carefully, one after the other. She stalked forwards, her claws seemed to itch with anticipation. She leapt at the mouse, claws outstretched. Her leap was a bit loud, sending the mouse into a panic before she was able to catch it. But, in the end, she did land on the mouse. She put pressure on it's tail for a few moments, keeping it in place before she finally put it out of it's misery.
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He obsereved carefully, crouching low to the ground. Momentarily he blended into the shadows [shadow fiend] in his focus. Talonpaw continued to stalk with immense skill - he was happy with her focus, noticing that she didn't slip up at all this time. Then, she lept. It was a little noisy, but not enough to entirely scare the creature away. Perhaps she took after her father - the black and white lolloping one, that was (Tuftedtusk's hunting skills remaind unknown to him). He knew hunting wasn't Owlthroat's strongest suit, though, he was by no means bad at it. It's just hard to move silently when you're practically a giant chunk of muscle.
Still, that might not be the case here - he noticed that the leap itself was quite agile, and Talonpaw was on her prey before it could even think about escaping. As long as she kept working how she was, she'd soon excel in hunting. One thing did concern him a little, though - the way she held down on it's tail. It appeard somewhat cruel to him, but who was he to enforce his values on others? Few cats seemed to care very much about the feelings of prey, and the more he thought about it, the more he found his own feelings silly. He knew prey didn't think or feel much, he'd observed how thoughtless and unaware the creatues could be, but he still felt there was some kind of... Inherent value in a life, even if it was a small and insignificant one.
Once she'd ended it's life, he emerged from the shadows. "Not bad at all," he sat down, taking a look at the mouse. "Your leap made a little noise, but I'm sure you're aware of that. It's a lot harder to jump quietly than stalk quietly." He stopped to think for a second, thinking of the best way to describe it. "When you go to jump, you want to have your haunches bundled up under you a bit, so you can use them to spring without rustling around. And for a quieter landing, you can focus on landing toes first, sort of pressing quickly from toe to heel, see?" He demonstrated with one paw, peeling it from the ground, heel to to toes, then placing it back down, toes to heel. "But your jump was accurate. So it's not the be all and end all. Still, it's always good to avoid scaring other prey away." That was all the feedback he could think of - looked like Pondlily had taught her well. That, or Talonpaw had a knack for it. He expected nothing less of Owlthroat and Tuftedtusk's daughter.
"You're doing exceptionally well for your age, don't get me wrong. But what would trianing be without feedback?" He shrugged, clarifying himself. "Did Pondlily teach you how to track scents?" They'd done some basic scenting, gone over wind direction a little, but they hadn't exactly tracked the mouse. He was interested to hear whether Poldlily had got to the more complex subject of tracking.
✦Talonpaw✦
She/Her | Shadowclan Apprentice | Ultimate Predator
A spotted, calico cat with a prominent Mohawk and small fangs.
[26/100]
[ @sleepyyjax ]
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She flicked her ear and looked up at the warrior who just seemed to appear besides her. She had gotten used to others melting into the shadows from her time living in shadowclan, but she couldn't help but fluff up a little bit. She listened to his advice. "alright, it is very hard to jump quiet..." She agreed. "Well, yeah, duh!" Of course she knew how to track scents! Who didn't? The true complexity of the task seemed to escape her. She didn't think about it much, she just did it.
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