Silverpaws Training

[Snowstorm]

Iceheart raced over to the Lone tree and then stopped and waited for her apprentice. The scent of prey was all around and Iceheart sheathed and unsheathed her claws impatiently.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw streaked after Iceheart, eager to start training. She could smell so much prey it was hard to distinguish what scent was which. She sat respectfully in front of her mentor and looked up at her attentively.

[Snowstorm]

"Ok Silverpaw, what do you think or know you smell right now?" She asked patiently.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw raised her nose obediently and scented the air for a moment. "I can smell... mouse.. finch.. vole.. rabbit, but it's stale," Silverpaw reported.

[Snowstorm]

Iceheart nodded in approval. "Here let's go over here and see if you can smell something." She meowed, walking over to the other side of the lone tree.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw nodded quickly and padded after Iceheart. She sat down on the other side of the tree. She sniffed the air. She wrinkled her nose, then looked at Iceheart. "I can smell everything I smelled over on the other side of the tree... but there's something else. It smells horrible, but it doesn't smell fresh. Is it.. badger?"

[Snowstorm]

Iceheart padded over and sniffed. "Ughhh..... I think you might be right." She meowed in disgust. "Lets head in the other direction." She meowed. "The scent is fairly fresh." She added.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw nodded, then want the other way back to the other side of the tree. She sat down and waited for Iceheart to come.

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[Snowstorm]

Iceheart nodded and fallowed her apprntice. "Now see if you can smell anything here." She instructed. Then she looked around unsurely. "We'll have to find some prey if I'm going to teach you to catch prey." She sighed.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw tested the air, her mouth slightly open to take in more prey-scent. She turned back to Iceheart. "The same, except the badger scent is replaced with--" She sniffed again. "--fresh rabbit scent."

[Snowstorm]

Iceheart smiled. "Good. Now we have to teach you the hunting ppostion." She meowed. "Now crouch down and put all your weight on your huanches" She instructed, showing the postion to Silverpaw. "You try."

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw nodded and crouched down. She put all the weight into her haunches, and started to prowl forward as silently as she could. "Like this?" she mewed.

[Snowstorm]

Iceheart bliked in amazment, this apprentice was actually doing very well for her first try. "Thats a great job, now remenber to keep your tail low and follow the scent." She mewed.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw nodded and lowered her tail. She crept forward toward the scent of a near-by mouse. She stopped short and listened. The mouse was scuttling around in the leaf-litter. She srung into the air and into the bush. She returned with the mouse in her jaws. Silverpaw trotted over to Iceheart and put the mouse down.

[Snowstorm]

Iceheart was amazed by the apprentices talent and just nodded speechlessly. Then she began. "Good job! It looks as if you've got hunting odwn!' She meowed.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw smiled. "Thank you, Iceheart!" she mewed happily. She jumped up and down a couple times, then sat back down with her usual calmness coming back to her. "Now what are we going to do?"

[Snowstorm]

"Well since you are so fast, I think we will start battle and defence moves." She decided.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw's eyes widened slightly. "Really? All right!" she mewed in excitement. She stood and stepped back a bit. She sat back down and waited for orders.

[Snowstorm]

"Ok, now try and attack me." Iceart meowed simply. She stepped back to give the aprentice room. "Just give me your best shot." She added.

[{-Ambereye-}]

Silverpaw nodded and thought for a moment. Where to attack... how about her legs? Yeah, Silverpaw thought. She stood and ran at Iceheart, heading for her legs.