- Jul 3, 2023
- 84
- 9
- 8
In aim of a much needed distraction from his home's glooming atmosphere and his own grieving mind, night-shaded paws move swiftly in his mission, eyes locked on the camp's exit ahead of him. The apprentice walks along the outer ring of the camp's barrier, close to the bramble wall but not close enough to catch his fur in thorns that he'd already confronted in his kitten days. It's a means of keeping out of the way, an attempt to not be caught leaving in his usual departure across the open camp.
It's a plan that Screechpaw thinks is working, his heart pounding in anticipation as he draws close to the camp's exit. Soon he'll make his escape and be free from his day of apprentice-tasked chores. Soon, he'll get to tend to his explorative nature and get to wander through the marsh's fresh snowfall.
His plan falters like his paws, stumbling forward as his disappointment-struck form collides into another. He should've been looking, sure. Screechpaw should have been making sure no one was in the way of the path he takes, observing in the way a natural-born hunter like himself should. Though, perhaps the cat he tripped over shouldn't have been in the way in the first place. Perhaps the cat shouldn't have ruined his plans.
Frustration — and, admittedly, embarrassment over his trip up — washes over him, burning hot in narrowed eyes. He is caught now, he's sure of it: spotted carrying out his plan by the warrior in front of him. His freedom, his distraction, is taken away. All over a warrior stuck in his path.
" Hey, froghead! " Screechpaw hisses as he looks up at Bonefang, sun-struck fur puffing up as he regains his balance, " Didn't you see me walking toward you? You... You should've moved! "
It's a plan that Screechpaw thinks is working, his heart pounding in anticipation as he draws close to the camp's exit. Soon he'll make his escape and be free from his day of apprentice-tasked chores. Soon, he'll get to tend to his explorative nature and get to wander through the marsh's fresh snowfall.
His plan falters like his paws, stumbling forward as his disappointment-struck form collides into another. He should've been looking, sure. Screechpaw should have been making sure no one was in the way of the path he takes, observing in the way a natural-born hunter like himself should. Though, perhaps the cat he tripped over shouldn't have been in the way in the first place. Perhaps the cat shouldn't have ruined his plans.
Frustration — and, admittedly, embarrassment over his trip up — washes over him, burning hot in narrowed eyes. He is caught now, he's sure of it: spotted carrying out his plan by the warrior in front of him. His freedom, his distraction, is taken away. All over a warrior stuck in his path.
" Hey, froghead! " Screechpaw hisses as he looks up at Bonefang, sun-struck fur puffing up as he regains his balance, " Didn't you see me walking toward you? You... You should've moved! "