[Dolomedes]

Moonmeadow
They/them | ShC warrior | Moons: 20 | Purrks: none

Moonmeadow opened their mouth to speak but the sound of soft skittering was caught by their ears at the same time, causing them to snap their jaws closed and giving a small signal to her patrol mates to remain quiet. After a few still moments, Moonmeadow realized that it was likely a mouse, given the scent and gently smiled to the apprentice. Lesson time! The feline crouched down, distrubing their weight across all four of their giant paws and sending a glance to the apprentice before whispering in a low tone, "Alright, Shadowpaw, seems like you got your wish. Just over there," Moonmeadow pointed to the bushes off to their right, "is a mouse. Now then, crouch down just like I am. Try to balance across all of your paws, keep your tail low, make sure not to brush it against the floor."

Next the feline lifted their muzzle slightly, feeling for which way the wind was going for sure before confiding the information to the apprentice, "Be sure to stay downwind with your prey, like we are now, lift your nose up and feel the way the breeze blows against your nose and fur. Now, when you start to stalk forward, do it slow, watch where you set your paws. When you feel like you can pounce on it, shift your weight from all of your paws to your hind legs as quickly as possible and leap. The mouse will feel the vibrations so make sure you follow through, you won't have a second shot at the same mouse." Moonmeadow really hoped that it was too much information at once, but they didn't really have time to take their time given the mouse was sure to sense them and run off in just moments. The warrior signaled for the apprentice to try, waving a paw towards the mouse with a reasurring smile, "No worries, if we don't get this one, there are always more."

Moonmeadow kept an eye on the apprentice as she listened before turning away and focusing on catching some prey themself. The feline was careful on their paws, not wanting to scare away Shadowpaw's catch but was swift in anotehr direction not to far away. They lifted their muzzle to the sky, hoping to catch any scent but the only thing on the air was that mouse-oh wait! Taking another breath of air in through their nose, Moonmeadow noticed the smell of some sort of rodent, different from the mouse filled their nose. The cat was quick on their paws and made their way carefully to the prey, pushing through the shrubs that surrounded the burnt twolegplace, before finally their hazy eyes caught on a vole. It was poking its head out and into the ground quickly, tugging at a dandelion that remained stubbornly tied to its roots but it was going to come free soon and with it, the mole's escape.

[+ 1 Vole]
[1/5 carrying]

Moonmeadow crouched down and one pawsteps after another, the giant cat made their way into pouncing range and shot forward the next time the vole poked its head out. Claws hooked the small rodent as a squeal left its tiny little body for a split second before they were able to bite and break its neck. Moonmeadow, with the vole in their mouth made their way back to where they had directed Shadowpaw to go after the mouse. Ears pricked for any more signs of prey while also trying to hear if the apprentice had caught the mouse yet.

Moonmeadow gif made by ramen!

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