First Adventure (Tagged)

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Lionhearted

Tornpaw was excited to be heading out for the first time. The nursery and clearing had become so boring! He wanted too see a live rabbit and maybe a fish swimming in a stream! He looked up at Hailfeather, "Hailfeather can we go see the WhiperClan boarder? Please!" He hopped up and down. Normally he wasn't anything like this. Some might even call him surly at times, but this was the most exciting day of his life!

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Hailfeather raised his eyebrow at the hyperactive apprentice, and he twitched his ears in amusement as he leaned back slightly. "All right then, first things first. We'll explore a bit. Let's go."

And with that, he swept briskly out of the camp, trotting at a rather quick pace. "Keep up!" he called back.

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Tornpaw bounded after him with a burst of nervous energy. Soon Tornpaw was keeping rather good pace with his mentor, "So where are we going? My friend Starlingpaw said it was amazing out here, and so far I can agree!" His whiskers twitched uncontrollably. He saw a bird fly from a tree screeching. Maybe that should have scared a new apprentice, but Tornpaw could barely hear it since it was on his bad side.

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We're going to the WhisperClan border first, if you want," replied Hailfeather briskly, "and we can also stop at the Shallow Pool. It would be a good time to teach you how to swim, as it's greenleaf and that's the best chances we'll get before its turns too cold. We could also learn to fish, if you're up for it."

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"Cool! Thank you!" Tornpaw added a little bounce to his step, "Swimming! I've always wanted to swim, and fishing! I love fish! I can't wait till I can hunt them!" He wanted to fish! He betted his friends hadn't learned to fish yet! He could tell them about his fishing adventure! He didn't mean to get so excited about a little thing like fishing, but he couldn't help it!

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"Well, all right, I guess we'll go to the Shallow Pool first," said Hailfeather, changing course. They arrived at the small pond and Hailfeather sat down. "We can start with swimming first- no use trying to fish if you don't know how to fight the water. Well, swimming's somewhat easy. You lie in the water, and move your paws! You always have to keep them moving, or else the current will take you!" He said sharply. "The Shallow Pool doesn't have currents, of course, but rivers and streams do. You just churn your paws like this-" he demonstrated, doggy-paddling in the shallow water, lying on his belly. "-now you try."

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Tornpaw slipped into the water. It felt cool against his skin. It was weird! He started to move his paws trying to swim. Tornpaw meowed back to his mentor, "Am I doing alright?" He started to swim around the small pool. This was fun! He swam to one side than the other. He couldn't help but purr.

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"Wonderfully," praised Hailfeather. "It may be fun now, but it will get tiring. However, with good practice, your stamina will increase.

"And now I can teach you fishing. Come here, and sit by the water. Be focused, and watch the surface. Then, when the moment is right, you must move quickly and swipe your paw at the fish and hook it right up. Remember- the light distorts the image of the fish, so it is not exactly where it appears to be- a rather hard concept to grasp, but you will understand with more practice. See this-"

His paw flashed, and the water splashed in alarm for a moment- then, Hailfeather had slammed the fresheater bluegill upon the riverbank, and killed with a bite.

"You try."

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Tornpaw trotted up to the pool and crouch by it. He looked around the pool looking for a fish. A small fish swam dangerously close to him. It was just asking to be caught. He leaned forward and he shot out his paw. The fish swam away before he could catch him. "Mouse dung!" Tornpaw swore.

OOC: Lionhearted  Sorry to tag you, but I didn't know if you remembered our thread.

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(Sorry, I did lose it and couldn't find it ^^')

Hailfeather's ears twitched with amusement. "Try again," he encouraged, "and this time be a little quicker. Also, you might want to put more force into the swipe- this would trap the fish."

Sitting back, he watched his apprentice, waiting for him to make a move.

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OOC: That's alright! I've done it too!

Crawling forward Tornpaw watched as fish swam closer again. Come fishy, please StarClan let me catch this fish!  He prayed. At the right moment he shot his paw into the fast water pulling out a fish. "I did it! I did it!" He cheered. This was awesome! I actually caught a real fish! 

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"Well done," said Hailfeather, smiling. "The most important thing right now is to not eat any prey that you've caught immediately. This is a strict part of the warrior code. You are hunting for the Clan, and you may not eat until the Clan's needs are satisfied." Swishing his tail, Hailfeather gave Tornpaw a fresh smile. "Come on. Let's go back and show the rest ofStormClan what you've accomplished."

(After this, I'll start another day where Hailfeather teaches Tornpaw how to hunt.)

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Tornpaw bounced after his mentor. He was excited to see the looks on the other apprentice's faces! "Nightpaw can't make any jokes about this!" He raced along towards the camp. He couldn't wait to go on his next adventure with Hailfeather!

OOC: Sounds great! Just tag me @ wildpelt and I'll be there!