Lighting Shade on Fire (Firepaw training thread)

[Badwolf]

[Shadeclaw]
Warrior|14 moons|Thunderclan

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Shadeclaw takes a deep breath. Time to meet his new apprentice. Second apprentice, as it happened to be. He had pondered letting Firepaw and Burningpaw meet and train together, but since he didn't know Firepaw's progress yet, he decided to keep the two private for now. Add that to the fact that he wasn't confident or sure if he could manage both apprentices at the same time.

He's a large cat, with torn ears and scars. There's a large one that's especially noticeable on his face, barely missing his eye. It makes him look rather intimidating and strict.

"Firepaw?" Shadeclaw calls stiffly, poking his head through the apprentice den. After what happened with Burningpaw, he now knew not to wake his apprentices up too early. It was in the afternoon, and just early enough so that they'll have a decent amount of daylight to train.

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@Starphobia /Firepaw

[Starphobia]

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Firepaw
Heavily scarred and half-blind she-cat with red fur and a single ocean blue eye.
She/Her | 9 Moons | ThunderClan Apprentice | Insecure
[42/100]
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Her 7th mentor change since her apprenticeship in ThunderClan. It felt amazing. No it didn't. The red she-cat frowned slightly. All her mentors have either quit, went missing, or... Died. She hoped her new one... Shadeclaw, was it?... Didn't quit. Or go missing. Or die, for that matter.

Firepaw almost instantly perked up at the mere mention of her name, immediately getting to her paws and padding out of the apprentices' den. She poked her head out, searching for a brief moment before her gaze landed on a brown tabby pelt. Her eyes (eye?) brightened and she stepped fully out of the den.

"Yes?" Her voice held a cheerful tone, yet her tail and ears drooped slightly. Surely Shadeclaw wouldn't judge her? He didn't seem too much like the type.
@Badwolf
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[Badwolf]

[Shadeclaw]
Warrior|14 moons|Thunderclan

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Shadeclaw notes Firepaw's one eye and heavily scarred features. Although he himself was also scarred, for him, the scars were from stupid mistakes and accidents he had as an apprentice. It may not be that simple for Firepaw. He's not sure whether to feel relieved or nervous at Firepaw's friendly and cheerful voice, so he nods politely.

Shadeclaw clears his throat. His meow is serious but surprisingly gentle, "Before we start training, I want to ask. What did you learn from your previous mentors? And what do you want to learn from me?"

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@Starphobia /Firepaw

[Starphobia]

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Firepaw
Heavily scarred and half-blind she-cat with red fur and a single ocean blue eye.
She/Her | 9 Moons | ThunderClan Apprentice | Insecure
[43/100]
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Firepaw flinched slightly at the mention of her past mentors, then relaxed once she'd realised Shadeclaw meant nothing bad.

"Uhm-" Her gaze moved to beyond Shadeclaw, the trees. blades of grass... Other cats... "I've only been given a short t-territory tour... And a bit of hunting..." She gave a small, nervous smile to her new mentor. She'd... Better make a good first impression. But she shouldn't be too attached. A mentor should only be a stepping stone for the next step in life. They should not be anything to a cat's life. They shouldn't.
But they were.
Was it not?

@Badwolf
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[Badwolf]

[Shadeclaw]
Warrior|14 moons|Thunderclan

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If she already had a tour around the territory, that would make things easier. It was still dangerous outside camp right now, after all. Shadeclaw nods, noting it down in his mind. Though he looks scary, he is a shy and gentle cat and really cares about the new apprentice entrusted to him.

"Do you have anything you want to learn today?" He asks. He would like to give the choice over to his apprentice before they start anything.

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@Starphobia /Firepaw

[Starphobia]

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Firepaw
Heavily scarred and half-blind she-cat with red fur and a single ocean blue eye.
She/Her | 9 Moons | ThunderClan Apprentice | Insecure
[44/100]
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Firepaw nodded slowly, a reassurance to herself.

"Ok, well... I know basic hunting... It wouldn't... Be bad to start with b-battle training, right?" Firepaw shot a brief nervous smile at Shadeclaw, shifting the weight on her paws.

@Badwolf
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[Badwolf]

[Shadeclaw]
Warrior|14 moons|Thunderclan

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Battle training? Shadeclaw could do that. He wouldn't even have to ask for some other warrior to accompany him for the trip, as they could practice in the camp. He nods. He clears his throat again. Shadeclaw really wasn't used to talking so much.

"Before we start, can you recite the Warrior's Code?" He meows. He, or rather, his mentor, liked to start every lesson with a short recital of the Warrior's Code. Enduring six moons of that led to Shadeclaw memorizing the Code completely, so he wanted to do the same for his apprentices. He flicks his tail encouragingly, or so he tries. He may look more scary than encouraging.

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@Starphobia /Firepaw

(If you're lazy, you can just write 'she says the warrior code' and we can move on, lol.)

[Starphobia]

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Firepaw
Heavily scarred and half-blind she-cat with red fur and a single ocean blue eye.
She/Her | 9 Moons | + every 21st | ThunderClan Apprentice | Insecure
[47/100]
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Firepaw blinks and nods. The Warrior's Code? She knows it. One of her previous mentors (Asterwish? Flameclaw?) had told her. She fumbles over a few words every once a while, but she manages. She looks up at Shadeclaw, ears no longer drooping and instead perked up expectantly.

{ @Badwolf }
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[Badwolf]

[Shadeclaw]
Warrior|15 moons|Thunderclan

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"Very good." Shadeclaw meows. He praise sounds more stern than gentle, though not on purpose. He stretches his legs and neck, and flexes his claws before he starts.

"Claw swipe," he swipes the air with both front paws; "Bite," he pretends to bite down on the muzzle of an opponent; "Roll," he belly rolls once on the ground, pretending to evade an attack, "Kick," and before he stands up, he mimes kicking an opponent with his hind legs.

Shadeclaw jumps back onto all fours quickly. He then looks at Firepaw to see if she understood. He isn't much of a talker, which must be evident by now. He only gestures to her to try it out herself.

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@Starphobia /Firepaw

[Starphobia]

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Firepaw
Heavily scarred and half-blind she-cat with red fur and a single ocean blue eye.
She/Her | 9 Moons | + every 21st | ThunderClan Apprentice | Insecure
[49/100]
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Firepaw gives a smile at Shadeclaw's praise. She was off to a good start.
She listens closely at Shadeclaw's words and demonstration. Alright. She knew how this worked, right? She's gotten a basic idea of what battle training was like.

She swipes at the air with a paw, though it looks more like she was hunting than fighting.

She knew about biting. She bites prey to kill it. She's bitten plenty of tails when she was a kit. She mimics a bite at the air, flinching slightly at the clack her teeth made when they collided.

She shook her fur and shifted her paws before dropping to the ground and attempting to mimic the roll Shadeclaw had demonstrated, which wasn't great, but it worked out.

Firepaw then kicked outwards with her hind legs, stumbling as she did so. SHe scrambled back on her paws, ears pressed against her head and tail curling around one of her hind paws. She merely glanced at Shadeclaw.

That was horrible, what if he think she isn't worthy of being a warrior?
No, no. She was overthinking. He would never. Would he?

{ @Badwolf }
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