Birds of a feather ?? (Probably not..)

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Newtbelly
he/him | Agatha Kitty, Shadow Fiend | 20 moons
ShadowClan Enforcer

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Meeting dismissed - wonderful. He might as well make a start, whilst he had the two apprentices together. "Right, both of you," the tom began as he stood up, stretching his back out. "Let's get your territory tour over and done with. We'll be stopping everywhere but The Mourning Ruins, considering they're shut off. We'll see if we can fit some sparring in too, since you seem eager." He looked down at the two of them, trying to gauge their reactions to the proposition. It was clear that the pair were already clashing - a spar could either ease the tension, or heighten it - it seemed 50/50, to be honest. Hopefully, it would encourage them to acknowledge one another's strengths, and recognise that they're starting at the same level - but at the same time, throwing paws could simply add fuel to the fire. He knew he was taking that risk. But if they were going to hate each other no matter what outcome, what was the harm?

Newtbelly made his way to the exit, sulkily as usual, but avoiding patches of ice. The territory was still remarkably icey, though, in many places, the muddy ground had frozen quite bumpily, making it harder to slip than in camp. Since they wouldn't be visiting the ruins, he figured it would be useful to describe them as best he could whilst they travelled. "The ruins," he began, "have been abandoned for a long time. They were once a twoleg structure, which the clan used for cover. I hear a fire struck, and they were tragically burnt down. Nowadays, they make a great home for prey. And owls, for that matter," he growled, in irritation with the winged predators. "It's normally a pleasant area." He decided not to mention Owlthroat and his encounter with the fox - best not to scare them on their first day out - though, he wasn't sure if these apprentices were scareable. "The undergrowth is thick, and nature appears to be reclaiming the weird twoleg stuff. It leaves lots of hiding spaces for prey, and for those hunting prey." They arrived in the Dawning Woods as his sentence trailed off - an accidental case of good timing, really.

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[GreenTheGreat]

✦Talonpaw✦
She/Her | Shadowclan Apprentice | Ultimate Predator
A spotted, calico cat with a prominent Mohawk and small fangs.
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As the meeting came to an end, Talonpaw still had pride glowing from within herself. She was a apprentice, and she was going to be a dang good one! She looked up at her mentor, saying they were going to do a territory tour and then spar?! I mean, Talonpaw loved a good spar, but with that princess?! She grimaced at the thought.
She stalked her way along as she followed Newtbelly, claws sinking into the ice in camp before they reached the frozen mud outside. The cold chilled her paws, biting at her nose, but she wasn't going to complain. "How many owls we talkin? Shadowclan'll deal with it!" 'Shadowclan' mainly meant her dads and the high ranks in her eyes. Talonpaw was unaware of the true threat posed by the predators in the ruins... All she could think of was the prospect of prey! Talonpaw watched as her mentor began to slow at the vast woods ahead, stopping next to him and waiting for whatever else he was going to say.
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[Morrigan]

Venompaw
Shadowclan apprentice
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Finally! Venompaw perked up immediately a as soon as the meeting ended, still bit irked by the way Talonpaw had spoken to her(What a grump!) but that couldn't dim her determination to be the best. She'd put that little rat to shame with her awesomeness, Newtbelly was sure to be impressed! Besides she was already pretty skilled at rough housing!

Shaking out her braided tabby pelt, the apprentice bounding after her mentor, doing her best to keep ahead of her fellow trainee. Claws skidded along the frozen ground yet Venompaw still kept a relatively fast pace. She wanted to see all ShadowClan's territory had to offer! All things ugly or beautiful she didn't care.

The toygress slid to a halt beside the older tom as he introduced them to their first landmark. Green amber hues widened as she took in the foreign landscape. This place was...weird. Yep. Made sense as Newtbelly explained the connection to twolegs. Ew. Oh and the fire.

Owls? Her head canted curiously at the mention of the predators. Those were those strange birds that could carry a cat away or so she'd heard, right? Whatever they were, Talonpaw seemed to jump at the chance to act all tough and that wouldn't do...even if she basically agreed she couldn't just give in to this rude furball.

"Don't matter how many owls there are, Mammy can destroy them all by the end of the moon!" She huffed proudly, flashing a smirk at Talonpaw as she continued after their mentor. Venom bet her Mammy was way, way cooler than Talonpaw's(even if she didn't actually know anything about her family or anyone else's for that matter), no one was better! But enough about her, what was this looming forest ahead of them?

(Sorry this is so late guys!)

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Newtbelly
he/him | Agatha Kitty, Shadow Fiend | 20 moons
ShadowClan Enforcer

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"A decent few. Far too many for an apprentice to take on, so don't either of you think about it, okay?" He raised an eyebrow, looking to both of them, in hopes of a nod, or any confirmation that they weren't getting any mousebrianed ideas. Both apprentices were confident in ShadowClan - and particularly Dawnstar's - capability of removing the creatures. And why shouldn't they? Shadowclan had a wonderful track record for swiftly dealing with any problems at paw. It's a good job these apprentices recognised that - if they thought otherwise, they'd end up receiving a bat round the ears. "I certainly don't have any doubt in the clan - or Dawnstar's capability to remove the threat. I'm sure they'll be gone in due time." He hadn't heard much talk of the patrol recently - so it was still up in air whether or not he'd become owl-bait. Despite his worries, he was desperate for the chance to prove himself. If he could just get in on that ambush, and make it out unscathed... The tom drew himself away from his thoughts, reminding himself of the task at paw.

"Anyway - these are the Dawning Woods. You'll probably end up here quite often." He walked on forward, through the shaded trees. "It provides a great habitat for prey - mice, birds, squirrels, lizards, even frogs - though you'll find more of them around the mire."

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