Hunting 101 (Tagged)

[Ambrose]

OOC: Specklebird
IC:
Berryheart had risen early on this beautiful leaf-fall morning; leaves were really starting to brown now, and were falling delicately from trees. The newly appointed warrior had been given not only a new name (a pleasant change from Footpaw), but also an apprentice! Berryheart ducked his Ashera-dappled head into the apprentice's den. "Wakey-wakey, Specklepaw! Get a small bite to eat, then meet me at the camp entrance. Pronto!" he said joyously, but nerves made his voice tremble. Will I do this right? Can I do this? Am I capable... I mean, I just became a warrior? He shook his head as if trying to get water out of it, then made his way to the camp entrance, in wait of his new apprentice.

[Specklebird]

specklepaw bounded out of the apprentice den her fur was covered in moss, and she looked as if she hadn't slept a wink. but her eyes were bright and there was no trace of tiredness in her expression. she ran over to the fresh kill pile and picked out a small shrew and quickly gulped it down. she then headed for the entrance of the camp at high speed...

[Ambrose]

Berryheart smiled as his apprentice bounded over to him, clearly full of life, but her pelt scruffy, all the same. "Hello, Specklepaw! Are you excited to get started training today?" he asked, purring. In today's schedule was hunting, which he was ever so eager to begin with. He would try to incorporate a bit of sight-seeing, too.
He started walking out into the forest, glancing behind him. "Today, we're doing hunting. Which did you prefer as a kit, hunting or fighting?" he asked, hoping the answer would be the former.

[Specklebird]

(ooc: I had to check her app because I had forgotten her skills XD)

specklepaw mewed "I love hunting! I want to be the best hunter ever!" he bounced excitedly she ran forward and pounced on a falling leaf, she rolled over biting at the leaf. she stoood up and shook out her fur and ran back over to berryheart.

(if I put in her app that she is a bad fighter can I have that get a little improved when she is trained a little bit because when I made her app I thought I was describing her as a kit and not as an apprentice and so on. its okay if I cant do that though )

[Ambrose]

OOC: Haha I know that feel xP Also yes, you can have it improve a little, but she must stay as a bad fighter in the long run x

IC:
Berryheart brimmed at his apprentice's clear excitement. "Fantastic! Well, you're going to have fun today, at least. If you haven't picked up on it yet, we're doing hunting!" he said shakily, his nerves still present. He was lucky though, as hunting was his best subject! Berryheart looked around at his apprentice. "Shh, can you hear that? It's a mouse." he hissed, flicking his ears towards a nearby shrub. "First of all, get into a hunter's crouch, and don't wiggle your rump."

[Specklebird]

specklepaw fell silent as she swiveled her ears to pick up the sound. there was a small rustling inside the bush. she sank into the crouch that beewhisker had shown her once, it was slightly wobbly and she couldn't quite remember what to do with her tail so she just stuck it in the air.

ooc: beewhisker is makemepie's cat he was one of the first cats specklepaw ever RPed with

[Ambrose]

Berryheart looked at his apprentice. Her crouch was very good, but her tail stood erect in the air. "Put your tail down!" he whispered to her, staying as still as he could. The mouse sniffed around, checking the coast, before nibbling on a seed in front of Specklepaw. "Now, unsheathe your claws and pounce on the mouse, then kill it with a bite to the neck." Was that a good instruction? I couldn't have told her a lot, I would have scared off the mouse. Berryheart thought, his fur prickling with anxiety.

[Specklebird]

specklepaw quickly lowered her tail and edged forward a whisker-length forward, her paws were itching with excitement as she tensed herself to pounce. when she pushed of she unsheathed her claws,and kept her eyes on the mouse. she half way through her jump she realized that she hadn't jumped far enough and her front paws thudded down on the mouses tail. it bolted and she bounded forward again. this time her trapped it under one claw and dived in for a killing bite. she stood up proudly with the mouse swinging from her jaws, and her eyes shining.