Dawning Woods

[Rani]

Bleedingpaw
Shadowclan Apprentice | He/Him | 7 Moons

Just a Scratch | Shadow Fiend

A bat? ..... Bleedingpaw didnt like bats he decided. Hopefully they were edible, however the bengal bet that that the awful beastie tasted bad like frogs so maybe he'd feed it to Moonpaw. Horrible creatures deserved eachother after all.


He was a little ashamed in hindsight that he'd freaked out so badly over something apparently non harmful, even if bats were totally evil in his mind now and the little tom kinda shrunk realizing he'd smacked Midnightpath. "I- I am so so sorry Miss Midnightpath I shouldve been calmer and not reacted like that and hurt you. If you want to report me to Miss Mistlewhisker for punishment I accept my fault." Bad Bleedingpaw bad, you dont act like that!


Thuroughly wilted Bleedingpaw collected his catches and hurried after the leaving warrior, fighting to keep his wobbles in control so he wouldnt screw anything else up today. Plus, snakes sounded kinda awful, time to go home.


@paedyn @Mica @Omari (feel free to not respond to bleeding just wanted to close this out)

[Spookytail]

Shadeheart crouched and he pounced on a fat looking Vole. As he buried his prey he spotted a pair of squirrels on a tree. He managed to get one but missed the other.

“Mouse dung!” He exclaimed as the second squirrel ran away

[alec]

ROOKFIRE
[ he/him | shadowclan enforcer | purrks ]

since his patrolmates had just...sort of disappeared, and roachflare happened to be around by chance, rookfire made quick conversation with the tom and turned to go his own way. he certainly wouldnt complain about the warriors sudden decision to ditch be patrol, heck, he'd rather be here with just roachflare anyway, and that had absolutely everything to do with the fact that he was a nice lad and hazelstripe was literally peak annoyance condensed into one average sized cat shaped headache whilst he did not know petalrot at all. rookfire set out to attempt an even split of hunting and gathering partly because his roleplayer forgot what the original plan was, but also to keep his movement controlled and smooth. proper hunting was surely good battle training in a way as well, rookfire could imagine the thought process and expertise that went into being a good and successful hunter could help perfect and maintain certain skills necesarry for more rare or even just hard moves...
especially the stealth aspect of the whole thing was just plain appealing to the enforcer, besides the opportunity of observing their prey carefully and under pressure, it wasnt really as bad as he sometimes pretended it was. white marked jaws parted, he tasted the air, head turning to follow the faint scent of vole briefly before stepping forward in search of a fresher one.
white tipped paws parted the carpet of thick, sturdy bladed grass with a quiet rustling following every step, so quiet it blended into the chirping of birds and wild rushing in his ears. the next scent he picked up was familiar, mouse, not his favourite but something he at least knew to catch, and the scent was fresh.
the warm earthy scent led him towards a sunbathed spot in the clearing and the enforcer lowered his body into a hunters crouch, muscles tensing in anticipation before leaping at the prey with practiced expertise. large forepaw colliding with the mouses small body, actively pinning it in place, the dark tom leaned down to deliver a killing bite. quickly, the mouse was shuffled to where he had parted from roachflare and hastily covered by soil and lose greenery.

[ so...i decided this is just rook and roach now because petal went missing and no hazel reply in so long lol || +1 mouse ]

[alec]

->> roachflare <<-
[ he/bug | shadowclan | 19moons | purrks ]

roachflare had been on a walk to clear his mind when he found rookfire looking a bit lost. while he wouldnt go as far as saying he liked the tom or considered him a friend, his past behaviour interacting had taken some of the fear new people usually brought him. by now, he wasnt really as on edge anymore and appreciated the specific pointers the older usually gave on patrol so it wasnt really a problem when he was asked to replace the enforcers patrolmates. this would be a quiet endeavour, both of them taking to their own prey or plants or whatever rookfire usually reappeared with and then return to camp in silence as comfortable as a walk with a stranger could be for him.
the tri colour tom moved through the greenery, his last thought regarding gratefulness of the others acceptence of his silence just passing in favour of sinking into the comfort of the hunt. he didnt enjoy battle, never really knew what to do with himself when faced with another cat, bared fangs and quick claws, prey was easier, more predictable. they didnt possess the ability to think as complex and he didnt get the opportunity to overthink every move in the quick progressing from prowl to hunt.
[ 20, 11, 2, 5, 7 ]
the scent of rabbit filled bugs mouth and multi colour paws quickly changed course, moving through the shadows with practiced expertise. bug wasnt feeling like himself today, distracted and not as hyperfocussed on his task as usual, easily catching the rabbit and a mouse after, but letting three more animals slip through. mildly upset and overall unsatisfied, bug returned to wait for rookfire.

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following the mouse, rookfire picked up on squirrel. his least favourite was quick prey that could flee up pretty much every tree so he approached rather hesitantly, only putting into proper work once he was close enough to ensure the animals quick burst of speed wouldnt be able to leave him in the dust. it took three more chases and two more pieces of successfully caught fresh kill to tire him out to the point of quitting. returning to meet with roachflare and make their way back to camp.

[ total: 4 mice, 1 rabbit, 1 squirrel ]