cinderpaws training speedrun [p]

[alec]

rookfire awoke with the faint memory of yesterdays meeting and hazelstripes hazelpaws behaviour still ghosting around his mind, perhaps it was curiosity, perhaps this was just the thing to actually make him shift her from his 'neutral' list into 'icky', additionally to the weird behaviour he had been exibiting around mossfreckle once or twice. not that he had any right to be jealous, mossfreckle barely allowed him around..well..no didnt have time to turn every word and every simple touch around in his head once over. he just had to stop overthinking and focus on what had quickly surfaced as more relevant. that being the reminder of cinderpaws training being his responsibility. after yesterdays 'first' meeting between mentor and apprentice, he'd guessed flashpaw and cinderpaw to be quite close and decided that if possible, he would aim to finish cinderpaws training in time, let them earn their warrior names together, stars know they both deserved it. mind made up mostly, white tipped paws carried the enforcer towards the apprentices den, faster than he had been able to go just a few sunrises ago and mildly happy with the progress his shoulder was making. "cinderpaw" he spoke semi quietly into the dimly lit den, the sun had crept over the horizon, bathing him in a soft orange glow, however, he was blocking the entrance, so most of the den lay in shadow right now. "we'll practice hunting today, come on"

[ took me a bit longer for this, sorry i kinda forgot yesterday. @Neptune. ]

[Neptune.]

Cinderpaw
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61/100
10 moons || she/her || ShadowClan Apprentice
small black tabby with minimal white markings and 3 legs; amber eyes
[cw: minor internalized ableism]

Sleep was never an easy thing for her, And Cinderpaw often found herself moreso dozing than actually sleep. The call of her name alerts her, and she blinks open her eyes, chin still resting on her paws, and spies Rookfire in the den's entrance. Hunting training. With a short nod, the black tabby gets to her feet and trots to follow. She'd attempted to get some hunting training in the past, but it hadn't been followed through on. That interaction honestly left her wondering if maybe no one thought she could amount to much with her deformity. Still, Rookfire had never given her any indication he felt the same way, so that, at least, was promising.

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[alec]

ROOKFIRE
[ he/him | shadowclan enforcer | purrks ]

as they trot along each other, dark pelts slowly soaking up some of the early morning sun, rookfire cant help but wonder if cinderpaw had advantage in stealth, he could imagine it'd be easier to blend into nature with her dark pelt, though, perhaps a muddy brown would really be the best during the day. the enforcer didnt lead them far, instead choosing one of the first clearings they come across, slowing to a walk and finally coming to a halt. "alright it has been quite a while since i did this last but-" rookfire stretched out long white tipped limbs, joints producing a quiet noise at the movement, "its pretty easy"
leg trembling slightly as he sunk into a hunters crouch, shoulder protesting at the movement and reminding him why he hadnt been doing this as much as of recent, "hunters crouch. thats the basic thing you gotta know. otherwise, keep your steps light, tail off the ground and pounce". after pouncing on a crunchy leaf he had picked as his play pretend prey, the enforcer straightened up again, rolling the injured shoulder as casually as possible. "the smaller the prey, the earlier they will hear, see, feel or smell you, so dont play games and pounce as soon as you can. as soon as you get a hold of the prey, kill it with a bite to the neck. now you try"


[ hello, hi i forgot i absolutely despise hunting and didnt feel like writing this for the past 10 days @Neptune. ]