private Tips n Tricks || Forestshade

[Snowlark.]

[ ༻❄༺ ] Even though Snowpaw knew he excelled in hunting, which came to a surprise to the tom himself, he knew he could do better, there were things he could work on to become more of a phantom...a wraith in the night and who better to ask than Forestshade? She was one of Shadowclan's most skilled hunters, the way the other seemed to move as if they could see had impressed Snowpaw to the point they found themselves standing in front of the lead warrior, he knew some of the clan found her...recent decisions foolish but that was something Snowpaw did not pay much mind to in the moment before him, right now he wanted to get better for the sake of the clan, for when leaf bare ones more rolled around and prey became difficult to hunt again.

"Forestshade... could you show me some...tricks or well, hunting tips since you are one of the better hunters here and...yeah" he expressed a bit awkwardly. When he approached the other he made sure to make his pawsteps known so not to startle the other and yet, he wondered with the recent events of her losing a child... was this even a good idea? Perhaps it could serve as a distraction and besides Snowpaw found himself at ease when he went about asking warriors to teach him something while his current mentor rest for the time being due to the stress he and Swallowpaw had put on him, and something Snowpaw felt bad about.

"I...am good at hunting, but I am sure there are areas that I can well, improve in" Snowpaw shrugged, his paws shuffljng a bit hoping this would serve a good explanation as to why he approached Forestshade out of the blue when he never had once in the past. But of course Snowpaw at the time did not think much on doing so until now, seeing as this could prove more valuable, even if the frog ran rampant he couldn't allow that to dull his sharpened skills, or to grow lazy in that fact too, he was sure Forestshade would be at ease to pinpoint the apprentice's mistakes.

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎┌── You ve wasted your life , but thanks for applying ──┐‎

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  "speak""Thoughts"
  
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  Snowpaw ❄ He/Him, apprentice of Shadowclan, 9 moons.
  ⭃ Lithe long hair blue lynx sepia with high white, and yellow eyes. Stubby tail, permanent resting bitch face
  ⭃ Hailfreckle x Mudsplash
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted (ask first) / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ see battle info here
  ⭃ penned by Ryn ↛ @/Rynnaro on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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@FORESTSHADE

 

[FORESTSHADE]

Forestshade's ears prick as pawsteps draw nearer. She parts her jaws instinctively, letting the scent of the apprentice wash over her senses before registering who it is. "Snowpaw," She greets, muzzle turning towards the sound of the tom's voice. Her voice lacks much of the strength her clanmates would be used to hearing in it, instead sounding dull and colorless. His request, however, takes her by surprise. She does not know the young cat very well; their paths rarely cross unless they are on patrol together. She considers at first, but the warmth that grows in her chest overpowers any negativity she feels. She desperately misses training Sweetpaw. To help another apprentice would admittedly...make her feel a little better. "What do you need improvement in?" She probes, trying her best to sound disinterested, but her ear crane towards him.​

 

[Snowlark.]

[ ༻❄༺ ] Perhaps a part of him had been worry that Forestshade would shoo the tom off, but was relieved to note the shift of her movements and the crane of her ears towards him which made a gentle smile peer on his maw. Perhaps it could help distract her from the death of her son, even if was for a short moment. He blink shuffling through his own thoughts trying to remember what exactly it was that he needed to help with when... an ear twitched and he sighed.

"Posture, I'm good at hunting, yet I'm also very clumsy. Sometimes my kills can be messy which is embarrassing honestly" he expressed to the other. Yet he wondered if she could even tell how his posture would be, but she did train Orchidbloom and she turned out to be an amazing hunter, so he had no doubt Forestshade could help, even if it was just a tiny bit anything was good for him to know and to get better in his skills so he could become even more useful to this clan. Especially when leaf-bare comes around. "Besides, it would be good to keep my skills sharp even if the frogs have grown in numbers and lazy" he quipped softly.

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎┌── You ve wasted your life , but thanks for applying ──┐‎

• 
  "speak""Thoughts"
  
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  Snowpaw ❄ He/Him, apprentice of Shadowclan, 9 moons.
  ⭃ Lithe long hair blue lynx sepia with high white, and yellow eyes. Stubby tail, permanent resting bitch face
  ⭃ Hailfreckle x Mudsplash
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted (ask first) / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ see battle info here
  ⭃ penned by Ryn ↛ @/Rynnaro on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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[FORESTSHADE]

Posture, huh? Too bad she can't really...see that, correct it. But, maybe she can still help. Her chin lifts a bit more, unseeing eyes narrow slightly in thought. "Drop into your crouch and stalk." The instructions are simple as she sits up and wraps her tail around herself. She remembers when Orchidbloom had first begun her training, how sloppy her own paw-steps had been when she crept after imaginary prey. She could hear how hard she was putting her paws down. Maybe she can help Snowpaw in the same way.

As she scoots backwards, she beckons with her head. "Stalk towards me, come on now." Ears train towards the apprentice, straining to see if she can hear his paw-steps. She wouldn't admit it, but...she's having fun. It feels good to teach again.​

 

[Snowlark.]

[ ༻❄༺ ] Forestshade's instructions were clear, and Snowpaw nodded a bit before moving to get into his hunter's crouch, ears perked forward as he adjusted his weight a bit to be more lighter on his paws, tensinf up his muscles slightly. This was something that came like second nature to the apprentice now, having been doing this since 4 moons old, his first catch, albiet clumsy and messy was when he was 5 moons old. He'd figured by now he would have a simple stalking motion down, yet perhaps there would be something that Forestshade would spot that even Snowpaw couldn't.

He began to motion forward, nodding towards Forestshade as he did what she instructed, attempting to keep his breathing steady and eyes trained on the lead warrior the tom moved forward in rigid and stiff motions, the tip of his stubby tail upwards and straight while he moved forward trying his best to be light on his paws, while keeping close to the ground just as hes been shown and trained many times over. Yet, he knew it wasn't perfect, but it had been enough to get him by and by time and time again even if there was some awkwardness
or stiffness to his movements, he still managed to catch something, even if he was a clumsy hunter.

‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎┌── You ve wasted your life , but thanks for applying ──┐‎

• 
  "speak""Thoughts"
  
• 
  Snowpaw ❄ He/Him, apprentice of Shadowclan, 9 moons.
  ⭃ Lithe long hair blue lynx sepia with high white, and yellow eyes. Stubby tail, permanent resting bitch face
  ⭃ Hailfreckle x Mudsplash
  ⭃ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted (ask first) / / underline and tag when attacking
  ↛ see battle info here
  ⭃ penned by Ryn ↛ @/Rynnaro on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
  

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