Darkleaf awoke, and headed to the Apprentice's Den. It wasn't too early, the sun was gradually beginning to come out. They entered the den, quietly attempting to wake Lightningpaw "pssst ! Morning ! Training time!" It'd been a looooong time since they'd seen the apprentice den, it was weird seeing inside. Patiently, she waited outside the den, watching the sky above.
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The tom took a moment but after the word 'morning'. he yawned and shook his head, trying to shake the sleep off his eyes. stretching his limbs he gets up taking a moment to wake up a bit before looking up at his mentor. he pads outside the den and nods "Morning, What are we doing today?" he smiles. He can't wait to learn more.
The tom took a moment but after the word 'morning'. he yawned and shook his head, trying to shake the sleep off his eyes. stretching his limbs he gets up taking a moment to wake up a bit before looking up at his mentor. he pads outside the den and nods "Morning, What are we doing today?" he smiles. He can't wait to learn more.
Darkleaf they/she - 59 moons
"I figured we'd try some hunting today! Let's head to The Dawning woods." They led him out the territory, padding along till the reached the woods. It seemed that the weather was becoming colder lately. The leaffall weather was pretty, but they couldn't help but worry about leafbare. Pulled from her thoughts, they arrived at their destination. "Here we are! You smell anything?"
"I figured we'd try some hunting today! Let's head to The Dawning woods." They led him out the territory, padding along till the reached the woods. It seemed that the weather was becoming colder lately. The leaffall weather was pretty, but they couldn't help but worry about leafbare. Pulled from her thoughts, they arrived at their destination. "Here we are! You smell anything?"
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the tom sniffed the air attempting to smell the slight scent of absolutely anything. trying to make out the smells " I smell two different things, I don't know what they are though." he mews having no idea which scent to follow. So he turns to his mentor as he waits for her to answer him " How can I tell which prey scent is which?" he mews.
the tom sniffed the air attempting to smell the slight scent of absolutely anything. trying to make out the smells " I smell two different things, I don't know what they are though." he mews having no idea which scent to follow. So he turns to his mentor as he waits for her to answer him " How can I tell which prey scent is which?" he mews.
Darkleaf they/she - 59 moons
"Well it really depends," she smiled, sniffing the air a little. "Mice are often a little nutty smelling - or maybe even berry-ish. They smell like what they eat. The same goes for squirrels, thought the two are a little different, you'll start to notice that when you find them. Rats are similar, but they sometimes carry a nasty smell - I think it comes from the twoleg place. Frogs, on the other paw, have this sort of damp wet smell that other animals don't." They crouched down, demonstrating a hunting crouch, "How about we try crouching and creeping?" They asked, quietly. "Keep close to the ground, and make sure to keep your tail out of the way. Then, you can slowly begin to creep. Placing your paws as softly as possible."
"Well it really depends," she smiled, sniffing the air a little. "Mice are often a little nutty smelling - or maybe even berry-ish. They smell like what they eat. The same goes for squirrels, thought the two are a little different, you'll start to notice that when you find them. Rats are similar, but they sometimes carry a nasty smell - I think it comes from the twoleg place. Frogs, on the other paw, have this sort of damp wet smell that other animals don't." They crouched down, demonstrating a hunting crouch, "How about we try crouching and creeping?" They asked, quietly. "Keep close to the ground, and make sure to keep your tail out of the way. Then, you can slowly begin to creep. Placing your paws as softly as possible."
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The tom nodded as he tried to remember all the prey scents, so they smell like what they ate sometimes. So a squirrel would smell like acorns? Or whatever squirrels eat? ok. He nodded as he is instructed by his mentor. Attempting to keep his tail out of the way. he goes to start his creep but accidentally steps on his own tail. he winced and fell onto the ground he growled in frustration at himself. he proceeds to keep attempting this until he's able to move without his tail in the way. but then he hates how loud his paws are. so he tries to perfect this too.
By the time he sees he made the perfect crouch and creep in his eyes he smiles looking over at his mentor, his tail is sore from the fact he stepped on it "I did it!" he purrs
The tom nodded as he tried to remember all the prey scents, so they smell like what they ate sometimes. So a squirrel would smell like acorns? Or whatever squirrels eat? ok. He nodded as he is instructed by his mentor. Attempting to keep his tail out of the way. he goes to start his creep but accidentally steps on his own tail. he winced and fell onto the ground he growled in frustration at himself. he proceeds to keep attempting this until he's able to move without his tail in the way. but then he hates how loud his paws are. so he tries to perfect this too.
By the time he sees he made the perfect crouch and creep in his eyes he smiles looking over at his mentor, his tail is sore from the fact he stepped on it "I did it!" he purrs
Darkleaf they/she - 59 moons
"Good job!!" They purred, pride ringing in their voice. "How about you try pouncung now?" She gestured to a small clumo of ferns with her nose. "Try pouncing at those ferns, I'll demostrate." They pressed low to the floor, creeping forward, till they sprung into action, haunches properlling them forward, till they landed paws first on the ferns. "Give it a go," they smiled encouargingly.
"Good job!!" They purred, pride ringing in their voice. "How about you try pouncung now?" She gestured to a small clumo of ferns with her nose. "Try pouncing at those ferns, I'll demostrate." They pressed low to the floor, creeping forward, till they sprung into action, haunches properlling them forward, till they landed paws first on the ferns. "Give it a go," they smiled encouargingly.
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The tom watched his mentor before crouching down to mimic his mentor, It does worry him he won't do it right, The tom crouched down and began creeping towards the ferns imagining them as a mouse, or anything he can eat. the tom makes sure his tail is out of the way as he learned from his creep practice, and then suddenly lunges at the ferns. He stumbled but managed to land it, though it annoyed him he didn't do it perfectly "Awe drat." the tom growled...
The tom watched his mentor before crouching down to mimic his mentor, It does worry him he won't do it right, The tom crouched down and began creeping towards the ferns imagining them as a mouse, or anything he can eat. the tom makes sure his tail is out of the way as he learned from his creep practice, and then suddenly lunges at the ferns. He stumbled but managed to land it, though it annoyed him he didn't do it perfectly "Awe drat." the tom growled...
Darkleaf they/she - 59 moons
"Hey don't worry about it!" They comforted him. "You still hit the ferns."
They paused smelling the air. "You smell that?" their nose twitched, taking it in. "A mouse," she crouched down, pointing toward it with her nose. It was creeping round some ferns. "You want to try catching it?"
"Hey don't worry about it!" They comforted him. "You still hit the ferns."
They paused smelling the air. "You smell that?" their nose twitched, taking it in. "A mouse," she crouched down, pointing toward it with her nose. It was creeping round some ferns. "You want to try catching it?"
[sorry for the late response!!]
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"I really wanna try and catch it." he mews . as he opens his maw to follow the mouse's scent "How.. do I tell when I am close enough..?" he asked, trying to ensure his crouch was proper. He is slightly encouraged by her words, right, he will get it right eventually. He doesn't have to get it right immediately.
"I really wanna try and catch it." he mews . as he opens his maw to follow the mouse's scent "How.. do I tell when I am close enough..?" he asked, trying to ensure his crouch was proper. He is slightly encouraged by her words, right, he will get it right eventually. He doesn't have to get it right immediately.
Darkleaf they/she - 59 moons
They paused, contemplating. "Well, it's just like the ferns - make sure you don't get closer than a tail length, though." Her ear twitched as she watched it, "carefully creep foreward, then, once you're confident you can reach it, go for it."
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