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A Lesson in the Necessities [p]
Darkfall
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Darkfall, having hit his head and subsequently lost his memories for a bit, as well as having to resolve a lot of family drama the last moon, had unfortunately been neglecting his apprentice. No longer though! Today was going to be solely devoted to Rufflepaw. Hopefully, Larkfire would be able to take care of the kits for a bit, surely Nightshiver would be able to provide her assistance should she need it. After all, he was still an enforcer and had duties to fulfill.
"Rufflepaw, come on out!" The large tabby tom called into the apprentice den, presuming that that's where he'd be (though admittedly he didn't look too hard) "I'm going to teach you how to hunt properly! Maybe do some more, hurry up!"
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January 12th, 2024, 06:47 PM
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Re: A Lesson in the Necessities [p]
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Rufflepaw had been spending most of his time either in the clearing or here in the apprentice's den. He was partially concerned about Batpaw and his supposed head injury. Yet the tom knew if he called out the other about it they would probably go and deny it. He may act dumb at times but he was quick on noticing the small stuff. He didn't need to worry for now since Midnightpaw was bothering him so he no longer focused on that anymore. Right now he was bored as one can be, he hadn't been out of camp for who knows how long, maybe he should go harass vulturefang to put him on some patrols. Just as he was fixing to get up and go do just that, he heard the familiar voice of his mentor. Oh, so his mentor had decided to remember he existed!? Rufflepaw was sure that his mentor would never remember he existed and he would have to be trained by some nobody. "Coming!" he yelled, quick to get up and come racing out.
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January 24th, 2024, 01:20 PM
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Re: A Lesson in the Necessities [p]
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Pleased with his apprentice’s swiftness, he gave a satisfied nod with a slight smile. Though he had said to hurry up, he really hadn’t cared all that much, he just wanted to see the younger tom again. ”Hey there Ruffles,” he said with a purr ”Sorry I’ve been in and out lately, had a lot going on. Have you been taking care of yourself?” He asked, flicking his tail to signal to follow him. They had a long day ahead of them so he wanted to try and get a jumpstart on things. Hunting, stealth, maybe some more battle training? What else did Rufflepaw need…? His brain was still a bit foggy from when he hit his head so it was hard remembering small details like what they’d done for training, but surely he’d be able to figure it out. Plus, it never hurt to get some extra practice in!
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February 24th, 2024, 03:38 PM
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Re: A Lesson in the Necessities [p]
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Rufflepaw had taken notice of how little he's seen of his mentor but yet he was doing his own things himself. So he didn't take it to heart that much, guess he was that easygoing for now. After all, he was trying to figure out why he wasn't seeing many of his friends that often, maybe they had a whole lotta training? Who knows, he would have to go bother them about that if he was that desperate for answers. "Heya! I for sure have been taking care of myself, especially making sure I remember what you taught me so far!" he answered. If a cat could throw a fist in the air he certainly would be doing so right now but him looking bright-eyed and hyper was the next best thing. "Where do ya plan on taking me this time around?"
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March 29th, 2024, 03:18 AM
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Re: A Lesson in the Necessities [p]
Darkfall
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Darkfall was relieved to hear that his apprentice had been doing well in the time that he wasn’t able to fully devote his attention to him. He was glad that the younger tom had been taking care of himself. Perhaps he would need to try to set aside more time for him inbetween his other duties and the brief moments that he spent with his family.
It was Rufflepaw’s next question that got him thinking. Hmm where would be a good spot to work on hunting? Shadow’s Break was always promising, but he preferred to avoid hunting there whenever he could. Maybe the Icy Heartlands? It was a long walk, but the spot itself wasn’t horrible. ”Icy Heartlands.” He said, breaking his thought-filled silence ”I believe that will be an effective spot to work on things.”
As they walked along, Darkfall began explaining the basics of hunting to his apprentice. ”So, I’ve shown you a crouch for battle before, yes? You’re going to want to use that same concept in hunting – I’ll show you a proper example when we get to our location. Anyways, being able to determine prey by scent is important and will come with practice, everything requires slightly different techniques to hunt them. Birds are sight and sound prey, quickly and silently approaching them from behind is imperative. Lizards can feel the vibrations in the ground as well as hear. They like sunny spots. Slow and steady is the trick. Mice and chipmunks and the like mostly rely scent so always be aware of being downwind. Additionally, their ears are quite good, and if you approach to carelessly, they will pick up on the vibrations of your steps.” A long winded explanation, however, it was much like what Cougarivy had once taught him, and look how he turned out. An excellent hunter just like the former Commander. jAs they got deeper within the territory, he inclined his head towards Rufflepaw. ”Do you have any questions?”
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Re: A Lesson in the Necessities [p]
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He hadn't been to that part of the territory that often so it was good for him that they had chosen that place. As he followed behind Darkfall he casually looked around themselves as he took in the passing forest. He had no reason to be vigilant of their surroundings but he liked to just look around, he didn't need a reason. Plus this was deep in shadowclan territory, who would be dumb enough to venture off here? He supposed that there were stupid cats out there that would try and test out fate, maybe he shouldn't jinx it. His ears perked forward as he returned his gaze to his mentor when he started to speak. Listening to the whole speech had his mind rolling over like it had died, that was a lot to take in. It was a lot to take in one to the point he almost missed the question, thankfully it didn't take much for him to at least understand it all. "Fully understand! A lot to hear but nothing to really ask about" he gave a nod
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July 4th, 2024, 05:33 PM
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Re: A Lesson in the Necessities [p]
Darkfall
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A smile graced his features at Rufflepaw’s understanding. He appreciated the fact that Dawnstar kept sticking him with such smart apprentices, it made things so much easier when it came to actually giving them training. ”Excellent, now watch me closely. I’m going to explain things as I go through the motions.” The large enforcer instructed as he lowered himself into a crouch.
Unlike with the battle crouch he had previously shown the tabby apprentice, this one required a bit of precision and mechanical soundness. Meticulously, he position his legs just underneath his body, making sure to keep his weight distributed evenly. ”You want to distribute your weight evenly amongst all of your legs –” He began before setting his tail straight behind him, just above and parallel to the ground ”-- next you want to keep your tail like this – just above the ground so that it’s not brushing against anything.”
After that, he stalked forward, confidently putting one foot in front of the other, however, not going too fast or too slow. ”You want to stalk forward with confidence. Despite that, if you go too slow you’ll miss out on your prey, but if you go too fast, you’ll alert it of your presence.” He hoped that made sense. Well, Rufflepaw was smart so he would probably understand. He then stood up straight and took a look at his young charge ”I imagine with your battle experience that you have the pouncing part down. Now then, if there’s no questions, I’d like to see you try it.”
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Re: A Lesson in the Necessities [p]
Rufflepaw
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For the moment the large apprentice watched and listened to his mentor demonstrate the hunter's crouch. So it was a lot alike when he attacked another cat during the battle. He almost chuckled at the thought, not only would he be able to hunt properly now, but he could now hunt down his opponents. "Easy peasy!" it seemed when he thought about it in a battle-like way it made things much easier for him to understand. Giving the go he nodded and positioned himself the way Darkfall showed and said. He brought his legs underneath him and positioned them to distribute his weight. Naturally, he was a bit more raised up thanks to his long hair, Rufflepaw was sure it was common sense to not make noise. Something he was sure his long hair would do if it brushed against the ground, silence seemed to be the key! Now his next step was to stick his feathery tail out behind him, he kept it high enough that it wouldn't snag noisy leaves or sticks. "Did I do it right? I got it, I'm sure of it, very very sure!" he looked up to meet Darkfall in his eyes. Without a response he moved, he wanted to see if he could get the pounce correct too! With his eyes set on a stick, he slowly but fast moved closer till he leaped and his heavy paws landed on said stick snapping it. "It's like, during the battle with that warrior, this is easy!"
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