FLOODLIGHTS WHITE AND HOT ⁀➷ bravepaw

[FALLOWBITE]

ˏˋ*⁀➷ It just can't escape Bravepaw, it seems. Maybe Flamwhisker has it out for her, putting both their mentors on the same hunting patrol. She thought she'd made it very clear that she didn't want to be spending any more time with him (not that she ever did in the first place) and yet...

Whatever. "Just don't slow me down, got it?" she shoots towards the other apprentice, granting him little more than a single annoyed glance. He still hasn't caught anything, overgrown kit that he is. She'd caught a cardinal before she was even what's now considered proper apprentice age - cardinal blood all strewn about the snow in what was more desperation than skill. Still, she knows what she's doing. She's a good apprentice. That's all she needs to be.

For a long while, she does not acknowledge him further - until she snaps her own silence like a twig underfoot. "This way." It's sudden, urgent, pulling off without checking to see if Bravepaw is following. He'll keep up if he knows what he's doing; he's certainly got the legs for it. "Think I smell something," it adds softly, by way of explanation. They can't quite tell what yet, but it's prey and that's what matters,

‎‎┌── HERE IN THE FOREST, DARK AND DEEP ⁀➷ I OFFER YOU ETERNAL SLEEP ──┐‎

• @bravepaw : ̗̀➛
  

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  "SPEECH"
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  FALLOWPAW ⁀➷ she / it, apprentice of thunderclan, eight moons.
  ➳ a scarred, pointed brown and white molly with shaggy fur and golden eyes.
  ➳ standoffish and solitary, always seems to have a dark cloud hanging over its head.
  ➳ baying hound xx npc, littermate to antlerpaw & doepaw.
  ➳ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
  ➳ penned by SATURNID ↛ saturnids on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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[braveheart : ̗̀➛]

☀ . ° ✦ Though he had missed nearly an entire moon of training from his foolish encounter with the owl, Bravepaw was not as helpless as some of his Clanmates may believe. The moment he was able, and Gentlestorm's herb stocks had slowly begun to repair, his training had run him rugged as Howlingstar promised. He had originally feared her words, how his nest would be a short-lived sanctuary until graduation, but the boy found to love the work.

Though Sunfreckle's training was short, Freckleflame was a worthy addition. His tracking was beginning to improve with every passing dawn, his claws finding strength against the bark and stone when he clambered through the forest. He felt more like an apprentice than ever, and soon he would be alongside Sunshinepaw, Doepaw and all his friends bringing prey to the fresh-kill pile and defending their Clan.

Fallowpaw doesn't seem very interested in the fact they've been paired up today, so he only gave a meek nod at her demand. He figured, maybe, she was still upset that he hadn't fixed all the ugly parts on him yet. Hopefully with time as he grew up more he would be handsome for it! Then they could be best friends again.

They stay quiet together for a while and it hurts to not chat away like he often did. To not point out every butterfly that sat on the dandelions they passed, or the anthills they cross. How was he to know she had seen them too? But then it changed the direction of their path, something is close by...

"Smells like pheasant." Bravepaw whispered confidently, nodding his head after an extra, affirmative scent. "You'll want to keep your belly low to the ground, and not let your paws slide." He repeated the lesson his mentors had taught him, pausing before looking to Fallowpaw again. "Wanna catch it together? I'll find it from a different angle." He offered excitedly. His very first hunt!

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  BRAVEPAW — HE/HIM ･ 7 MOONS ･ THUNDERCLAN & APPRENTICE ･ PENNED BY beatae!

  A Longhaired chocolate tabby with a white locket and deep blue eyes. Very thick coat that has started to grow into long, wispy curls. Developing into an awkward stage of kitten uglies as the rest of his body grows and changes. Severe scars from owl talons stretch across his shoulders and another that starts from his back down his left thigh.

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[FALLOWBITE]

ˏˋ*⁀➷ Something about Bravepaw's silence unnerves her, though Fallowpaw would rather die than admit it. Despite herself, she's grown used to the obnoxious young tom chattering away at her at every available opportunity. It's good that he's not scaring all their catches away - she should probably be thanking the stars for the quiet - but it still feels odd.

It almost startles her when he actually responds. "Pheasant?" she whispers, casting him an incredulous glance. And how, exactly, did he know that? He's supposed to be younger than her - held back, even. She should be the one pointing these things out. Something half-annoyance and half-sheepishness has her ears pressing back. "Uh, yeah, I know," shoots the apprentice when he starts coaching her. Her teeth grit. She doesn't need to be told a million times, Stormywing's drilled it into her a million times already - and sure, she still forgets, but wouldn't anyone?

With some reluctance at the principle of it, Fallowpaw presses her belly to the ground. His plan isn't too bad, as much as she'd hate to share a catch with him. "...Fine. Go on then," it prompts softly, nudging a paw against his side as if to shoo him away. At the very least, if it fails then she can just catch it herself.

‎‎┌── HERE IN THE FOREST, DARK AND DEEP ⁀➷ I OFFER YOU ETERNAL SLEEP ──┐‎

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• 

  
  
  "SPEECH"
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  FALLOWPAW ⁀➷ she / it, apprentice of thunderclan, nine moons.
  ➳ a scarred, pointed brown and white molly with shaggy fur and golden eyes.
  ➳ standoffish and solitary, always seems to have a dark cloud hanging over its head.
  ➳ baying hound xx npc, littermate to antlerpaw & doepaw.
  ➳ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
  ➳ penned by SATURNID ↛ saturnids on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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[braveheart : ̗̀➛]

☀ . ° ✦ Her response, originally said more like a question than matching his confidence, had him tilting his head. Was he wrong? For a moment he would have questioned it, but the doubt quickly disappeared. Of course she knew! Fallowpaw must have hunted a pheasant before, while Bravepaw spent more time watching them and accidentally scaring them off.

A surprised gasp expressed his elation and he nearly tipped over from her gentle nudge from the buzz of adrenaline already thick in his veins. "Okay! Okay, one second." His voice crept above the whisper he was trying to hold and he quickly remembered to stay quiet to hunt. Keeping himself low to the ground, Bravepaw maneuvered underneath the thick of shrubs and bushes. Fallowpaw's scent was becoming further away and the pheasant's closer, and with careful attention he made sure to move only as it foraged in the dirt.

At last he's on the other side now, perfectly diagonal from the other apprentice to minimize any escape routes for the bird. Bravepaw rose his tail above the ferns, twitching it wildly to signal it that he was about to chase the pheasant in its direction. Once he saw a signal in turn, the boy leapt from where he sat and pounced on the birds tail, sending it veering towards Fallowpaw.

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ooc Information

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  BRAVEPAW — HE/HIM ･ 8 MOONS ･ THUNDERCLAN & APPRENTICE ･ PENNED BY beatae!

  A Longhaired chocolate tabby with a white locket and deep blue eyes. Very thick coat that has started to grow into long, wispy curls. Developing into an awkward stage of kitten uglies as the rest of his body grows and changes. Severe scars from owl talons stretch across his shoulders and another that starts from his back down his left thigh.

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