And then Daylightwing was gone. Mallowpaw's eyes scanned the clearing for the three-legged she-cat, but she had vanished without a trace. She glanced at the camp entrance, uncertainty weighing in her chest. She couldn't go now; apprentices weren't allowed out of camp alone. It had been a rule for as long as she could remember. But if she didn't go, she would fail the patrol and be punished. It was a lose-lose situation.
A bright burst of anger flared in her chest. She had wanted to complete the patrol, to show Wolfhive and the rest of the clan that she could contribute to ThunderClan. But now she couldn't, because the warrior that was supposed to come with her had abandoned her. It was always the case. Mushroomcloud and Beetail had failed to train her, and now she was behind. Only a select few were reliable.
Tears pricked in her eyes, and she blinked them away. She couldn't break down. Desperate, Mallowpaw looked for Springlight, to tell her that Daylightwing was gone, that she couldn't finish the patrol, but she had disappeared. Mallowpaw's shoulders slumped, and she was just about to give up and cry in the apprentice den when she saw a grey pelt in the fog. Drizzlecloud.
Mallowpaw swallowed, her stomach tightening with nerves, but she had to do this. She had to do this, or- an image of Springlight scolding her appeared in her mind. She hated being scolded, she always had. In the rare times she had been as a kit, Mallowpaw would usually start crying, and she didn't think anything would be different now. So, steeling herself, she walked over to the medicine cat. "Um, excuse me," she said, trying to stop her voice from breaking. She was twelve moons, she should be able to do this without losing control. "Springlight put me on a herb patrol, but the other cat on it's gone. And I'm, um, not sure what to do."
It was then she remembered that Drizzlecloud was deaf. Mallowpaw's skills in sign language were rusty- she hadn't had to use them since Foxpaw disappeared- but she managed to hastily sign the gist of what she was saying.
Hearing her name being called out, the large warrior trotted over to the patrols, but frowned when she also heard one of her apprentices get assigned on the hunting patrol. Alright, well it was in the main territory, meaning no advanced techniques would be needed, but Dawnpaw had still not had her hunting lesson since Hawkcatcher had wanted to start with basic battle training and self-defence after the territory tour, but she supposed this would have to do as the first hunting lesson.
She found her apprentice quickly in the crowd, and since Acorntuft hadn't shown up yet, she turned to Dawnpaw to take advantage of the moment before they headed out. "Well, it will be a different kind of hunting lesson for you, at least the basics. When stalking prey, you should crouch down like so." She demonstrated. "Make sure you get low enough to not be seen, and engage your hip and shoulders so that you're able to move your paws despite being so close to the ground. Make sure you muzzle, belly, or tail doesn't brush against anything to alert the prey of where you are, and watch your step since a dry twig snapping under your paw will most certainly give you away."
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Dawnpaw dropped into a hunting crouch like she used to do when playing mossball herself n kept her tail n belly off the ground and used her hips n shoulders to lightly move forward.
Acorntuft stumbled out of the warriors’ den, her eyes bleary and her orange and white fur ruffled. She yawned and made her way over—her brain a muddled mess. “Mph. Sorry. I slept in.” she murmered to her patrolmates. “I’m awake… I’m awake…” she mulmbled. “I’ll be fine when… when we get out on he territory. Trust… me.”
Acorntuft stumbled out of the warriors’ den, her eyes bleary and her orange and white fur ruffled. She yawned and made her way over—her brain a muddled mess. “Mph. Sorry. I slept in.” she murmered to her patrolmates. “I’m awake… I’m awake…” she mulmbled. “I’ll be fine when… when we get out on he territory. Trust… me.”
Raggedear started as Spiderthroat called him for patrol, scrambling away from his patch of sunlight as he sauntered up to the deputy. ”Ready!” He mewed cheerfully with a wave of his tail, glancing around for his apprentice as she was called as well. The warrior licked his lips at the mention of hunting. ”I hope we catch some voles.” He said longingly. They were his favorite, but of course feeding the Clan came first.
Sproutfleck returned to camp, Marigold in his maw and cobwebs around one paw. KesStress and him may look silly hopping on three paws and plants in their jaws "We foundf loffts." He informed, but his heart dropped in embarrassment. Drizzlecloud was here, and she couldn't hear him. Rrright. Instead, he just dropped the herbs and motioned to them, peeling the cobweb off his paw. Hopefully the message got through.
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"Underground look around not a sound can escape
Freakin out I'm how many hours away!"
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Paris, Alec, Bean, Glitch, Indy, XxGhostStarsxX, PeanutCash, Morrigan, Hollyheart, Dolomedes, Marigoldwhisper, and iliri all reside in here. They will never escape :>
A patrol! Excited at the prospect and feeling the desire to get out of camp and stretch her legs a bit, Redhawk bounded over, becoming more used to walking with her twisted paw. It still caused her to limp and she was substantially slower, but the hornet was trying to not let it get her down (she hadn't tried tree climbing yet).
"I hope so! I haven't t-tried hunting since..." With a nervous glance she lifted her mangled paw and swallowed thickly. Suddenly she cast an apologetic look to both Muddy and Snakefang. "...SSS-Sorry if I take a bit catching prey. But I'll... I'll t-try my b-best!"
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Sproutfleck returned to camp, Marigold in his maw and cobwebs around one paw. KesStress and him may look silly hopping on three paws and plants in their jaws "We foundf loffts." He informed, but his heart dropped in embarrassment. Drizzlecloud was here, and she couldn't hear him. Rrright. Instead, he just dropped the herbs and motioned to them, peeling the cobweb off his paw. Hopefully the message got through.
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"YEFF WE DID!" Kestrelpaw yelled unnecessarily loudly as she dropped her herbs on the ground. "Look! I did it! I did a herb patrol! Tada! ALL ON MY OWN--" She faltered and glanced at her mentor. "With, um... Mr. Fleck, I mean."
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