❄ Snowleap (he/them) ❄ [ @door~ | @poppy. | @iris ]

➢ As the small group of cats swiftly traveled through the hunting grounds, it wasn’t long before they reached the pond. The dark-furred tomcat looked towards the small body of water, seeing that there was still a thin layer of ice over it - still in the process of thawing. “Birdpaw, don’t get too close, I don’t want you falling in and getting hurt,” Snowleap warned the young molly, seeing that she had strolled past him and was staring into the icy water. He had faint memories of falling into icy waters in the middle of leafbare, but it wasn’t an accident. Regardless, it was terrible and he did not wish the same fate for anyone, especially the small apprentice. He glanced back at the two older shecats, who were taking note of the weather. It was not raining or snowing, so that was enough for him. “Let’s try and avoid the pond for now,” The long-furred shield meowed, eyeing Hazelstorm as she placed a paw onto the ice, “I’m sure there are some rodents or something around here.” Originally, Snowleap had planned for them all to come here and fish together, but to his dismay, there was still the horrid cold of leafbare to keep him from doing so. He sighed, shaking his head. “Raccoonear and Hazelstorm, you two head off and see what you can find,” Snowleap meowed, gesturing to one direction, “Birdpaw and I will see what there is to hunt over there.” He flicked his tail in the opposite direction. Hopefully they’d all be able to catch something and take it home before nightfall. That was his goal for the day..

❄ Snowleap (he/them) ❄ [ not open for interaction | shield activity post ]

➢ Humming nonchalantly to themselves, the dark-furred oriental longhair walked towards Cattail Pond, seeing that there was still a thin layer of ice covering the water’s surface. Huh. The Riverclan shield thought it would've all melted away by now, but seemingly not. Oh well, that could be fixed in a jiffy. Snowleap didn’t really have anything better to do. Plus, it was his responsibility to watch over this area of his clan’s territory and make sure it was in tip-top shape for anyone who wished to use it. The question now was how to go about fixing this little problem? He could get a big stick and break up the ice that way, but that seemed tedious and tiring to say the least. Another option would be to just jump onto the ice and break it up that way, but wasn’t that what they were teaching apprentices not to do in Riverclan? Yes, but Snowleap was no mere apprentice, were they? Nope. It shouldn’t be an issue for a strong, tall tomcat like him, surely. The wisest decision of all would be just to wait and let the ice melt away naturally, but who had time for that? Not Snowleap! They were a problem solver, not a problem maker without a single doubt in their mind (note: this is a blatant lie). This would be so damn easy.

Backing up a few pawsteps, the long-furred shield took a breath before running towards the small pond, jumping up and soon coming down onto the ice. Snowleap immediately heard the ice crack under his weight and quickly hopped off, turning his head and seeing the thin fragile ice breaking apart. Lovely. That was taken care of for the time being now. He didn’t dare try and jump a second time or he’d surely fall under. The young shield was impatient, not an imbecile. He peered at the trees that surrounded the lone oriental longhair, wondering what he should do now. Just go back to camp? Nah, too boring. Mayhaps he could go practice some swipes at that tree stump that Racconear had shown him - what was its name again? The stump’s title eluded them for the moment as they headed off in that direction.