- Oct 31, 2023
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☀ . ° ✦ Bellies brushed low to the ground while the sun peaked through in dappled beams between the leaves. Wide, thick branches loomed overhead with bountiful harvest of bright green foliage, swaying ever so gently in the passing of each breeze. For all of greenleafs unbearably hot days, todays climate was far merciful than the last.
"Here, you should rub this on your pelt." A hushed whisper made to his counterpart, a kind suggestion as the breeze took a turn against them. Bravepaw had already proven luck was in his favor, the scent of preyblood still fresh between his claws. A pair of mice had been his proud prize, and now it was Doepaw's turn. The sweet scented perfumes of oak and raspberry leaves did well to coat the toms scent before when odds began to stack against them, hopefully it would preserve Doepaw's chances in return.
They stalk through the brush with little resistance and joyfully, his friend seemed to come upon a promising lead!
"I'll be right up here, since the wind's against us" He promised her, holding back as she prowled forward and he took his mice and climbed upwards, watching carefully in case he needed to chase and herd any prey back toward his denmates paws. For now it appeared to be going as planned, though all he could see was Doepaws tail through all the green until- whoosh! She leapt forward and reemerged with a vole!
The boy opened his maw to cheer her success until he spotted the bumbling gait of something else approaching. Muted grey fur pushed through with ease, headed right toward the scent of fresh prey. "Doepaw!" Bravepaw hissed in warning. "Don't. Move." The creature began to creep closer, and Bravepaw wasted no time to take the mice he caught and leap from one branch to another. He tactfully dropped the first mouse behind the badger, luring it in the opposite direction before hopping between the trees to drop the second.
A more fruitful scavenge was taken by the badger, ambling onward and Bravepaw sighed in relief as he rushed back to where he told Doepaw to stay. Hopefully her mentor has taken her further away once he created distance between them.
"Doepaw! Are you okay?" He nudged her cheek with his nose. "That was crazy! And my mice..." No matter, he would recooperate the loss tenfold if he must! "Well, congratulation on your catch, anyhow!"
"Here, you should rub this on your pelt." A hushed whisper made to his counterpart, a kind suggestion as the breeze took a turn against them. Bravepaw had already proven luck was in his favor, the scent of preyblood still fresh between his claws. A pair of mice had been his proud prize, and now it was Doepaw's turn. The sweet scented perfumes of oak and raspberry leaves did well to coat the toms scent before when odds began to stack against them, hopefully it would preserve Doepaw's chances in return.
They stalk through the brush with little resistance and joyfully, his friend seemed to come upon a promising lead!
"I'll be right up here, since the wind's against us" He promised her, holding back as she prowled forward and he took his mice and climbed upwards, watching carefully in case he needed to chase and herd any prey back toward his denmates paws. For now it appeared to be going as planned, though all he could see was Doepaws tail through all the green until- whoosh! She leapt forward and reemerged with a vole!
The boy opened his maw to cheer her success until he spotted the bumbling gait of something else approaching. Muted grey fur pushed through with ease, headed right toward the scent of fresh prey. "Doepaw!" Bravepaw hissed in warning. "Don't. Move." The creature began to creep closer, and Bravepaw wasted no time to take the mice he caught and leap from one branch to another. He tactfully dropped the first mouse behind the badger, luring it in the opposite direction before hopping between the trees to drop the second.
A more fruitful scavenge was taken by the badger, ambling onward and Bravepaw sighed in relief as he rushed back to where he told Doepaw to stay. Hopefully her mentor has taken her further away once he created distance between them.
"Doepaw! Are you okay?" He nudged her cheek with his nose. "That was crazy! And my mice..." No matter, he would recooperate the loss tenfold if he must! "Well, congratulation on your catch, anyhow!"
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BRAVEPAW — HE/HIM ・ 10 MOONS ・ THUNDERCLAN & APPRENTICE ・ PENNED BY beatae!