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[Dyzzie]

OOC// @cheynonie I AM SO SORRY! I totally forgot to do this <3


Duskpaw stood just outside the camp, tail whisking in impatience for his mentor to arrive for today's lesson. the yong apprentice was an eager learner, wanting to know all he could to be the best he could be. but he wasn't the patient type. His ears perked as he looked around, green eyes blazing out of a blue face as the tom waited. He stood tall, strong, already larger than most apprentices, and creeping up to the size of a lot of the warriors (standing taller than a few too). A scary thought when one thinks that he's still young. He kneaded the ground, his gaze searching desperately. WHere was she?

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ooc: It is okay! Goldenfrost and I still like you! <3

The rays of the sun shined off the honey colored cat as she walked calmly out of the camp to where she was hoping her apprentice was waiting. Goldenfrost might have been running a little late, but she had convinced herself it was nothing to fret over, 'besides, a maybe a lesson in patience is all he will get today,' she thought amusingly to herself. Finally she padded over to where Duskpaw was waiting and sat down in front of him. Her bright eyes didn't take anytime at all to size him up and she realized that he was built very much like herself. She had always been a large cat and now, full grown, she towered over many other warriors. "Hello Duskpaw. I can see by the mess you have made of the leaves around you that you have been anxiously waiting awhile. I know it can be exciting to see me, but patience will be something you will hopefully learn in time." Her friendly greeting turned into a cheeky tone by the end of it, "nonetheless, I think we have wonderful weather to travel the Clan territory to see the borders. We will see how much energy you have after that!" The large cat moved to her feet to wait for his response before their training.

[Dyzzie]

The tom glanced down before shrugging at the state of the leaves, flicking his tail in dismissal, "Patience is not my strong suit . . . . However, I'd be more than happy to take you behind that bush over there and show you one of my strong suits." The tom stated, with a smirk and a flirtatious flick of his tail. He glanced up at the sky when wonderful weather was seen, and the comment to go check the borders, and he had to sigh, "We'll be doing more than that, right? I go help on patrols regularly, so It's not gonna use up to much of my energy," He paused, grinning and cutting his gaze back to the bush, "but I know something we could that would use up a lot of energy. You. Me. Bush. Now?"

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Goldenfrost had never mentored anyone before, and already she was wanting to hit Duskpaw alongside the head, although he did humor her as well. "Well, we can be assured being smooth isn't one of your strong suits either. So far I am not sure what kind of warrior you are shaping up to be," her honey eyes scanned his body visibly, "well, I am not so sure calling you 'in shape' is accurate anyways." Her tone was cheeky, but she wasn't really annoyed. As he told her about his regular patrols she shook her head carelessly and sat back down in front of him. "Well, then lets not even waste our time. And since you think you are in charge, what would you like to do today? Oh- and don't flatter yourself. You might as well give up on that idea.. little guy." She flicked her tail in amusement. Usually she didn't like being one of the tallest cats in camp and avoided talking about it, but it was funny to her to tease Duskpaw about it since he clearly would be a large cat as well.

[Dyzzie]

The older apprentice grinned as he looked at his new mentor. New, it was odd to imagine himself having a new mentor. He still wasn't quite sure what had happened to his old one. He raised an eyebrow when he was told being smooth wasn't his strong suits, faking a pout, "Ah, and here I was thinking we were getting along so well." There was a distinct pause, a shift in his behavior when she called into question what type of warrior he would be, and instantly he sat up straighter, his eyes narrowing faintly, not liking his abilities to be called into question. His ears flattened slightly, "I'll be the best warrior I'm capable of being." He responded in a more serious tone.

As she sat down in front of him, he was glad when she declared they shouldn't even waste their time, and when asked what he'd like to do today, the serious Duskpaw returned, "Simple. I think we should start by staying right where we are. I had another mentor before you, and I am 11 moons old. Why don't we start by figfuring out what I already know, what I could use more work or practice on, and what I still need to know." He suggested calmly, raising an eyebrow at her, his a-game now in motion. No one could make a strike against his ability of being a warrior. Not if they didn't want to meet Duskpaw when he wasn't just at his best, but when he was ready and in charge. And her first mistake was giving him the ability to take control already. Time to see if she'd realize that mistake yet or not.

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Her large ears listened with care as he spoke now. She could tell she had hit a sensitive spot, but that might be for the better. He at least seemed more motivated to do a proper job training, although she already missed his more playful side. Nodding her head quietly she thought about what he said, and looked him over once more. He really wasn't very young. Maybe she should have taken his flirting more seriously. Amused she flicked her tail before speaking, "Well that isn't a completely mouse-brained idea, surprising really. I am a stronger fighter than I am a hunter, though don't get me wrong. I am sure I have plenty to teach you in both area's. You say that you are in decent shape, so we will evaluate your fighting prowess and then I will watch you as you go on a hunt. Is that suitable for you?"

[Dyzzie]

The tom was silent, his head half tilting to the side, turning his startling deep green eyes on her before an easy grin slipped onto the face of the tom, nodding his head once, "Sure, why the heck not. Fighting first." He agreed with a bob of his blue furred head, sunlight glinting off the silver tips of his hair to create a glimmer effect. Standing tall, he turned towards her, crouching down slightly, "You ready then, Goldenfrost?" He asked, ready to prove he's a cat worthy to be called a warrior.

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The sunlight that made his blue coat shine so beautifully did the same for her own honey colored coat. Her older eyes watched his change in attitude with interest, and she was tempted to apologize about it, well, maybe if he proves to be more formidable than I thought I will apologize. Chances were she wouldn't though. That wasn't something she was usually prone to doing. Standing up she looked him over and cleared her mind of everything besides their training. Narrowing her eyes she prepared herself for his attack, but more than anything she wanted to see how he thought things through. "I am ready Duskpaw." Her voice matched his serious tone.

[Dyzzie]

The tom looked at his mentor, watching her as he took in her body language. Standing up, not really bracing herself. And he had an action plan, he leapt up, and forward with his body, his eyes on her feet to see how she'd move to block or dodge, planning to alter his trajectory at the last moment to sweep her feet out from beneath her and have her pinned with in the last few seconds of his attack.

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The calculating stare almost gave the apprentice away, and would have with just about any warrior. Oddly enough, planning attacks was the one gift the beautiful she-cat had been born with though. Her relaxed stance gave her a strange advantage in that she could move with an attack easier and more fluidly than to fight it with strength. She watched as his weight moved not towards her paws, like his eyes were directed, but toward her straight on. Waiting till the last moment to move, she jumped over him to be on his side and swat at his tail. "As tempting as it might have been to let you pin me down..." She teased looking back at him to offer him some feedback before trying again. "You think your attack through before going with it, that is good and it will help you to win. I only knew what you might do from experience with trying it myself." Looking at his blue coat she tried to read his expression, "We will try again, but I will attack you the way you attacked me so you can see how to defend against it. I realize we both know what the other is going to do, so try to pay attention to what could be done different and more successfully." She waited for him to prepare himself.

[Dyzzie]

The tom slowly eyed the female, frowning when she lept over him, spinning around to watching her, in training mood, and hardly paying attention to the teasing, e nodded at her instructions, quickly settling himself into a crouch, prepped and waiting for what she was going to do, eyes locked on her, green eyes hard and serious as he watched her movements, prepared to find the best way to defend, counter attack, and get the upperpaw.

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Salty that her apprentice was suddenly so focused she sat down in front of him before continuing. I don't even know why I care, it is good he is so focused really. "Duskpaw I apologize if I offended you by saying you would not shape up into a warrior," her tone was calm but she felt a little awkward. Quickly standing back up she decided to get on with the training and not give him really any time to respond. "Now prepare yourself again."

Goldenfrost mimicked Duskpaw's earlier moves, watching his feet to see which was he would dodge her attack as she came at him front head-on.

[Dyzzie]

The tom blinked, pulling back and out of the focus when she sat down, in front of him. His mentor spoke, apologizing if she had offended him and he stared her down for a moment, "You had no right to question my abilities. You hadn't even seen me action. Hadn't even asked what I was good at, what I wasn't good at. You just assumed. I might be playful and carefree at times, but there's nothing wrong with that either. And it doesn't make someone a bad warrior to have a good nature." He stated, frowning, "So yes, you did offend me. but I'll prove that I'll be the best apprentice you'll ever train - and a better warrior." He added with a nod before watching her stand. He once more let his focus train on her, in battle moed as he let himself get ready. She jumped, watching his feet, and almost instantly the tom reacted. His first step was to dive low before retracting at hte last second to aim high, leaping over her, and spinning instantly, nails gripping the ground to keep from sliding as he spun and lunged in the same second, aiming at her side before she'd be aware of what he'd even done.

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The golden warrior ignored his lecture to her about what kind of warrior he would be. She had already apologized, and there wasn't anything more she could do at this point. As she attacked him in the way that he had just attacked her, she noticed with pride his increased planning of what to do. Granted he already knew what move she would make, but he seemed aware of her as an opponent. Expecting him to swat at her tail like she had done, she was shocked to feel his body slam into hers. Instantly she went limp and exhaled in order to keep herself from getting the wind knocked out of her. Once she hit the ground she started rolling, attempting to dig her claws into his side to take him with her and use her size to pin him.

[Dyzzie]

The tom had to grin in pride as he caught her by surprise, the female going limp before hitting the ground, instantly the tom was already in action, shifting his weight the moment he'd slammed into her, dropping his haunches, tail splayed out, muscles coiling before releasing to send him over her in that same moment, so he'd land on her othersize, immediately moving to drop his paws over her chest to hold her down, a grin on his face, and his expression lightening, even as his green eyes remained as dark and vivid as emeralds, "I think . . I won."