Crash the hunting course

[Estelle]

Sleepypaw didn't often request training from others. It was either offered to her or done by Miss Grandmama; on the off-chance she requested training from a random warrior within the clan, it had a noteworthy reason - such as, Miss Grandmama and most enforcers being gone, leaving her with nothing but a busy mama she didn't want to disturb and warrior's whom she wouldn't trust with her life. But today wasn't that day. Sleepypaw wanted to get a head start, get better at what she already knew and impress Miss Grandmama when the leader found the time to cover that aspect of her training - that is why she approached Mistlewhisker today, an enforcer, Sleepypaw knew, her eyes vibrant in the dim light and piercing as she looked straight at the warrior.
"You're an enforcer."
She stated, blinking.
"You teach -- teach me."
She continued, expression unmoving.
"..Hunting. Please."


[ @Mica ]

[Mica]

Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Enforcer
she/her | 39 moons
[Large black cat with a half white muzzle and a pale green eye (left gouged out)]
Purrks: Beefed Up T3, Shadow Fiend
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[Sleepypaw - @Estelle ]
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Ah, an ark kit. Or, more accurately, a Lostspark kit. Mistlewhisker's good eye shone in the dim lighting much like the apprentice's, regarding the young cat curiously. Hunting training? Hm, it had been a while since she taught hunting. The enforcer pushed herself out of her nest, her hulking form seeming to suck the light from the den. She lumbered towards Sleepypaw, voice low and rough with sleep. "Come." Was all she meowed before pushing past Sleepypaw and out into the clearing.

Leading the apprentice out into the territory, Mistlewhisker only spoke when the camp was long gone behind them. "Have you done this before? Or should we start with the basics."

[Estelle]

...Mistlewhisker. That was this one's name, for this one wasn't Hawkbite or Darkfall. The remaining possibilities were Silverlark and Mistlewhisker - and this was Mistlewhisker. No pun intended, the apprentice's whiskers twitched at the enforcer's reply, dull eyes following her every move. Straight to the point. Easy. Sleepypaw liked that. She could see why this one might've become an enforcer, for now. Without complaint or word the young apprentice obeyed and fell into step behind Mistlewhisker, letting the silence settle over them as she regarded the grounds beyond their camp, and followed.
"Crouch."
She then replied, vibrant eyes returning to the older feline.
"...Miss Grandmama taught..me the crouch."
However accurate that still was now, as she was still just a kit back then, though the youngling often liked to practice it when she had time.


[ @Mica ]

[Mica]

Mistlewhisker
ShadowClan Enforcer
she/her | 40 moons
[Large black cat with a half white muzzle and a pale green eye (left gouged out)]
Purrks: Beefed Up T3, Shadow Fiend
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[Sleepypaw - @Estelle ]
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Hunting crouch. Good. Mistlewhisker's tail flicked towards Sleepypaw, a silent order to show her.

She inspected Sleepypaw's crouch, correcting any mistakes with a gentle nudge of her paw if she saw any. As she inspected, she spoke. "Hunting and stealth are very closely related. One can help the other. We will start with your stalking, using a pine cone as a stand-in for prey." She remembered using the same tactic on Squirrelpaw, and as far as she knew it had helped the apprentice with her form.

Once she was satisfied with Sleepypaw's crouch, she snagged a pine cone from a super secret stash she kept for training. Tossing it into the clearing, she nodded towards it. "That is your prey. Keep your center of balance low to the ground as you stalk it, tail off the ground but not high in the air. Once you are approximately one tail-length away from it, pounce." The enforcer eyed the young cat. "I assume in your play you have pounced before, yes?" With so many siblings, it made sense for Mistlewhisker to assume Sleepypaw had played before. She jerked her chin forward. "Begin."