ThunderClan Territory

[dino.]

Originally Posted by Chameleon

She nodded," Show me you're best. And remember be quite!" She purred.

"I know to be quiet." Lifting his head to scent the air, he bounded off, following the scent of mouse.

[lone]

Originally Posted by Beau

Lynxheart dropped his blackbird to reply with a halfhearted, "Thanks." He was grateful for the compliment but the catch had been sloppy at best. The warrior was hard on himself, but that was no different from all other clancats. He grabbed his bird once more, but before he could moved to bury it with the others, Snowbreeze dropped into a hunting crouch. Lynxheart respectfully stayed put, silently watching her hunt so as not to alert the prey. His Siamese companion caught the animal quickly and killed it. When she turned back to him, Lynxheart gave her a sincere and jovial, "nice catch! One more and I think we can head back." Now that there was no danger of disturbing another cat's hunt, Lynxheart picked up his bird once more and carried it through the forest, still moving quietly so as not to scare off any prey that might be hiding. He soon found the tree he'd clawed, and dug up his other kill to place the fresh one beside it. Kicking dirt back over the two catches, Lynxheart scented the air and turned back to where Snowbreeze was. He trotted back to his hunting companion and let the air wash over the scent glands on the roof of his mouth.

"O - okay," Snowbreeze mewed in her traditional whisper. It was as though it would hurt her to raise her voice higher. Would it? With Snowbreeze, the answer just might be yes. She always believed things that couldn't hurt her would. It was as though she just couldn't give herself a break. Like the world would turn against her if she did. Like the world was already against her and the more she spoke, the more against her they would become. Snowbreeze's ears went back against her head and she gave Lynxheart a half-mournful glance - momentarily of course, she didn't want him to actually see it - and then tried to smile again, hoping that he wouldn't think she was weird or something. Even though she was acting very, very weird. Snowbreeze had questions she wanted to ask him. Do you have a lot of friends? Do you spend a lot of time in the territory? Why does someone like you want to hang out with someone like me? Do you have a mate and kits? Are they nice? But she couldn't bring herself to say anything. Even when she did speak, her voice was quiet and scared, as though she would quickly be put back in her place for saying anything. It wasn't like there was anything truly weird to pick on Snowbreeze about in the first place... so then, why had she been so relentlessly bullied as a younger cat? Who knew. Whatever the reason was, it had emotionally scarred her, leaving things that weren't going away anytime soon.

[dionysus]

Originally Posted by Lonestar23

"O - okay," Snowbreeze mewed in her traditional whisper. It was as though it would hurt her to raise her voice higher. Would it? With Snowbreeze, the answer just might be yes. She always believed things that couldn't hurt her would. It was as though she just couldn't give herself a break. Like the world would turn against her if she did. Like the world was already against her and the more she spoke, the more against her they would become. Snowbreeze's ears went back against her head and she gave Lynxheart a half-mournful glance - momentarily of course, she didn't want him to actually see it - and then tried to smile again, hoping that he wouldn't think she was weird or something. Even though she was acting very, very weird. Snowbreeze had questions she wanted to ask him. Do you have a lot of friends? Do you spend a lot of time in the territory? Why does someone like you want to hang out with someone like me? Do you have a mate and kits? Are they nice? But she couldn't bring herself to say anything. Even when she did speak, her voice was quiet and scared, as though she would quickly be put back in her place for saying anything. It wasn't like there was anything truly weird to pick on Snowbreeze about in the first place... so then, why had she been so relentlessly bullied as a younger cat? Who knew. Whatever the reason was, it had emotionally scarred her, leaving things that weren't going away anytime soon.

Lynxheart made his way closer to Snowbreeze and sat down beside her. He breathed in the scents of the forest, but at the moment didn't smell any prey. Undeterred, the tom simply rested in the clearing. He watched Snowbreeze with curious yellow eyes, noting her seemingly forced smile. The warrior wondered why she seemed so uncomfortable but remained quiet. He prided himself on being observant and noticed that his hunting companion seemed to be acting oddly. Not that it bothered him, but it seemed to Lynxheart as if she wanted to talk but couldn't. Deciding that if she didn't want to speak, he wouldn't push her, Lynxheart rose to his paws and trekked into the undergrowth, searching for more prey. A vole must've been spooked when his tail brushed a patch of long grass, because it ran across the path, practically over his paws. The Thunderclan tom's fast reflexes kicked in and he plunged a heavy paw onto it's spine, breaking it. The vole died swiftly and he carried it back to Snowbreeze, mumbling around the vole, "Ready to head back?"

[RipplePaw]

Originally Posted by Charmer

Morningblue saw Sparrowfang spring into the air just as he got into position, he saw the fox's nose switch as it sat upright, but he joined his clanmate and launched himself at the creature. He sank his claws into the fox's red-furred haunch and bit down viciously on the joint.

(Sorry it took so long!! The whole time I thought I was waiting for you to reply...
Sorry...)
SparrowFang dodged a swipe from the fox and got back up on all four of her paws. She jumped to the side and then at the docs side again, biting into its side. The fox jumped up and landed on top of her. SparrowFang tried to squirm backwards to escape.

[Charmer]

Originally Posted by RipplePaw

(Sorry it took so long!! The whole time I thought I was waiting for you to reply...
Sorry...)
SparrowFang dodged a swipe from the fox and got back up on all four of her paws. She jumped to the side and then at the docs side again, biting into its side. The fox jumped up and landed on top of her. SparrowFang tried to squirm backwards to escape.

(Don't even worry about it. I've done that many times before.)

As Morningblue clawed and ripped at the fox's haunch, he felt it fall sideways. A quick glance at where Sparrowfang had been told him that the warrior was likely pinned or at the very least in trouble. No! He sprang off the fox's haunch and leapt directly in front of it, seizing one of its flailing paws in his teeth and biting down hard before releasing it. The fox squealed and leapt to its feet, freeing Sparrowfang and baring down on Morningblue with snarling jaws. The tom stared the fox down, hissing and lashing his tail. "I'll shred you!" The warrior hissed.

[wolfie]

@Chameleon

Copper eyes darted around, I just want to go back home!. His nose hurt with all the scents, mostly cats that didn't smell that great. Crawling inside a rotten log, Copper laid down. His stomach rumbled with hunger and his mouth felt dry. However it felt hard to stay awake, he needed to be on watch for those big cats! They might eat him. "Maybe just some rest, just a little," Copper muttered. As he laid down and closed his eyes, forcing him to listen the sounds that may keep him awake. Soon Copper doze off, sleeping peacefully.

[goddess of ducks]

The black striped tom slipped into the territory, ready for his first single hunt. He had been with Barkskip and some of his other friends before as a warrior, but now he was going to hunt alone. He liked being alone yes, just as much as he enjoyed being around his Clanmates. He enjoyed a balance between the two. But hey, he didn't like the extremes. He preferred to hang around the middle. But it was still nice for him to get out, no sounds or distractions around. The only sounds that flooded his ears were the sounds of distant birds chirping and the sound of rustling leaves as he stepped. This was a hunt, so he better start acting like it. But he couldn't help his mind's wanderings. His mind he felt drifting to the most unimportant things. Just now as he was trying to focus, he found himself thinking about his cousins. He had two little she kits introduced into the family and he hadn't even stopped to greet them. He wanted to see them. Maybe he should just head back... No. Hunting, that's what he was here for. But what about Nightbreeze? Had she discovered more kits that needed a mother? Did he have new adopted siblings? Who knew, maybe he could stop and visit them. No. Hunting. Focus. Bit was he having a hard time with it. He sighed. Frustrated with himself and his lack of focus. "Hunting..." He reminded himself verbally. "That's what I'm here for. Hunting."

@Lonestar23

[Mango]

Originally Posted by SpiralWhirl

@Chameleon

Copper eyes darted around, I just want to go back home!. His nose hurt with all the scents, mostly cats that didn't smell that great. Crawling inside a rotten log, Copper laid down. His stomach rumbled with hunger and his mouth felt dry. However it felt hard to stay awake, he needed to be on watch for those big cats! They might eat him. "Maybe just some rest, just a little," Copper muttered. As he laid down and closed his eyes, forcing him to listen the sounds that may keep him awake. Soon Copper doze off, sleeping peacefully.

Rosefern, a petite warrior with a soft voice Saw Copper What's a kit doing out here? "Hello." She meowed softly in attempt not to scare the kit.

[Dovekit12]

Originally Posted by SamCats

Ravenwing couldn't help but smile at her clanmate's enthusiasm. She and stretched, hoping that maybe, if she could turn her day around from here, she might be able to forget what had just happened.

"After you." The dark she-cat meowed, looking off into the woods.

Whitebird smelled the air for prey. Seeing a mouse near a tree trunk she motioned to Ravenwing.

[bobtail]

Originally Posted by Dovekit12

Whitebird smelled the air for prey. Seeing a mouse near a tree trunk she motioned to Ravenwing.

Ravenwing followed her clanmate's gaze, narrowing her eyes as she, too, saw the mouse. She dropped into a crouch on instinct, sliding her paws across the ground as she slowly inched closer to the mouse. As she moved, she couldn't help wondering whether they would be proud of her.

The dark she-cat hissed in annoyance as a twig snapped beneath her paw. The mouse sat up suddenly before darting away from Ravenwing, straight towards Whitebird.