They really needed to pick up the pace on training, that was for sure. Each moon saw Cobs getting older and Dusklion was beginning to worry that at this rate, the she-cat would never get her name. One of the last borders they had to tour was ShadowClan's, and the head Lionheart figured they could turn it into a duel hunting lesson as well.

"Welcome to the border with the swamp toads," Dusk chuckled as they arrived, feeling the ground grow a bit squishy under paw. "That disgusting, vile scent? That's ShadowClan. Definitely no field of flowers, but musky enough you'll be able to recognize it." Looking at Cobs as they came to a stop, her gaze turned more serious. "Perhaps even more so than the thunder-rats, you always want to make sure to never cross this border. ShadowClan is known for their ruthlessness 'n they'll kill trespassers without a second thought. You chase a mouse 'n it goes over? Forget it, it's gone. Make sense?" Her tone was stern but there was a certain... intensity in her eyes as she waited to make sure her apprentice understood.

The border wasn't super stale but it could definitely use refreshing. "Go ahead 'n mark up that way, I'll do this area. Don't worry though, I'll keep you in my sights." Dusklion gave a brisk nod before starting to mark sections of the border, renewing RiverClan's scent.

[ Cobwebpaw - @sillycreatur ]

cobwebpaw

purrks ; the collector , herbal knowledge t2
she/they . rc . 15 moons . one lame leg
tags ; @taillow
trigger warnings for this post: none

cobwebpaw fidgeted, twitching her ear as she padded behind dusklion. she listened carefully, tilting her head and smiling. ' right. it makes sense. ' her stomach kind of hurt. she knew full well she was way behind on her training. she dipped her head and walked over to the border, wrinkling her nose. ' eugh!! they smell absolutely awful!! '

cobwebpaw marked the border and breathed through her mouth. it was so gross, good STARCLAN!! once she finished, she walked back over to dusklion, tail waving good-naturedly. ' are shadowclan really that scary? the ones i've met at gatherings have been.. mostly okay. not cold-blooded murderers. though, i haven't met dawnstar. ' she shrugged.

With the border now marked thoroughly and the scent refreshed, Dusklion returned to meet her apprentice where they had parted. "They're surprisingly tame as of late - which I'm sure has pleased the mighty Queen of Mean herself." She had been around long enough to get the impression that Dawnstar ran a tight ship. Lately it hadn't seemed like her Clan was being all that intimidating, but Dusklion still remembered when Falconfeather had been slaughtered. Granted, the herb-thief had deserved it but still.

"Gatherins' are a time of truce, 'n I think Dawnstar would have their hides if they started anythin' there. But make no mistake - they'll just as soon flay you as look at you. Sure, some of them might be fine, but a majority of 'em aren't. Cross that border 'n you won't live long enough to figure out who is which." The small dark tabby started to trot away from the border, watching as the sun started to sink below the tree-line.

A thought occurred to her then, something she could double with the hunting practice. "We can work on some battle trainin' around here, so long as we stay a good distance away from the border. Let's start with the basics; do you know what the front paw swipe is?" Part of Dusklion was worried, because of Cobs' leg. It would be an issue with battling if it didn't allow her to crouch down, and part of her wondered if it would be worth it to simply cut it off. But she'd hold onto such thoughts for now as she grinned towards the younger she-cat.

[ Cobwebpaw - @sillycreatur ]

cobwebpaw

purrks ; the collector , herbal knowledge t2
she/they . rc . 15 moons . one lame leg
tags ; @taillow
trigger warnings for this post: none

cobwebpaw shrugged. inter-clan drama wasn't something she enjoyed partaking in, as long as she and her loved ones cough cough stickpaw cough cough eaglepaw cough cough dusklion cough cough stayed safe, the other clans could do whatever the hell they wanted. she nodded, following after dusklion as she padded away from the border. the nervous feeling in her stomach subsided as they walked away.

[ rolled 19 to perform a front paw swipe ]

' okay, yeah! i.. think i know..? ' cobwebpaw readied herself, sheathing her claws. unconsciously, she had had them out while by the border. softly, she batted at dusklion, performing a slightly but pretty okay front paw swipe. she grinned. ' did i do good? was that good? '