Originally Posted by Greenleap (Post 712679) "oh- ok then! But not too much, we don't want any other animal to get that fish before us!"

Originally Posted by AmberShadow (Post 712642) @Elementals Coral jumped onto his paws. "Lionstar? They sound so cool! Do they shine brightly? Is their pelt fluffy? Do they fight a lot?" He had so many questions and excitement building that he looked like he would be bouncing around soon enough. "Of course I'll join! Anything to learn and get some food!"

Originally Posted by Elementals (Post 712625) @AmberShadow @TeamInkBot Silentpaw just realized what he said and meowed, "Oh right Coral, I forgot to tell you this but are kinda on Riverclan territory. Riverclan is one of the 4 clans that live in this forest, in the clan every cat contributes and support each other! Would you like to join? You could learn how to hunt and how to defend yourself."

Originally Posted by TeamInkBot (Post 712699) “Well.... Silentpaw! Don’t ask that! It’s Lionstar’s job!” He said calmly. “We’ll take you there.”

Originally Posted by Greenleap (Post 712727) She tried again, this time with a smaller fish. She did the same thing and threw it up onto the land. She swiftly bit it, then looked up at Owlflight, seeming to ask how she did with no words.

Originally Posted by Greenleap (Post 712927) (ok, but she got taught how to fish multiple times...) She tried to hook a fish, but right as her claws splashed into the water, the fish swam away.

Originally Posted by Sneakyfox55 (Post 712471) His tail twitching excitedly like a kit's, Troutspring led the way to Lionsbeach, a sudden skip in his step.

Hollywatcher smiled as she saw that Fernpaw was indeed following her. She flicked her tail and stopped at the pond. She gave a friendly glance at her apprentice. It was a shame that it had to be Lionstar that finally got them to start training but she wasn’t going to dwell on that. She was just glad that she was having some one on one time with Fernpaw. It’d be a good way to get to know her. Hollywatcher looked back at her. “So, are you ready?”

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Originally Posted by Zero (Post 714992) Coastpaw nodded and got to work as she went to hide the heron to eventually collect later after they were done fishing. He returned to his initial spot by the water, shaking off the whole shock of the heron thing and getting back to fishing. He took position along the shore and stared into the depths, making sure to stay focused. The apprentice took his first shot and did miss this time, as he was still new at the whole fishing thing. But, he did manage to catch a second fish after a few fails; and it was bigger than his first. This time he just cast Splashfury a grin, more focused on tucking the fish away so nothing would steal it this time.

Originally Posted by Zero (Post 715935) Coastpaw swiveled his head toward Splashfury as she spoke up once again, listening to what she said. "Ah, yeah! I think I've had enough." He replied, gathering his fish and standing. The apprentice had started to grow antsy from staying so still, so he was glad to be able to go do something else for now. Short hunting sessions suited his short attention span much better than long ones. "Do you need help carrying that big thing?"

Originally Posted by .Bread. (Post 717531) Duckpaw followed her mentor to the pond and plopped in. "Ooh okay," the young apprentice said as she smiled. {Should we move to the pond?}

Originally Posted by I am FLOWSTREAM (Post 715968) Fernpaw bounced in excitement. "I'm ready!" she squeaked as if she were still a kit. Sorry if this was short, I'm kinda busy :) @RainbowQuail

Hollywatcher nodded. She twitched her ears and looked at the pond. She took a deep breath. Why was she nervous all of a sudden? Was she nervous that she wouldn’t train Fernpaw properly? If so, there was no need. All she needed to do was teach her what she knew. Yet, that didn’t help. “When you’re waiting to catch a fish, you need to make sure that your body isn’t directly above the water nor is your shadow casted on it.”

Originally Posted by Zesty Mango (Post 717542) Salmonsong smiled as she swam next to Duckpaw,” How’s your apprenticeship going so far?“ she asked casually as she was swimming.

Originally Posted by .Bread. (Post 717764) "I like being an apprentice way better then being a kit," Duckpaw said, "I get to do more stuff, like learning all the stuff you taught me!" The young apprentice then continued paddling through the water, being careful not to waste her energy.

Originally Posted by Zesty Mango (Post 717784) Salmonsong nodded,” That’s true and you have far more freedom as an apprentice.” she meowed observing her swimming carefully.

Hollywatcher nodded and flicked her tail in approval. “It is great. Now crouch down, like this.” The beginning is quite simple. She hunkered down into a crouch. She let her gaze rest on Fernpaw. She’d make a great warrior someday, maybe something more then a warrior? She wasn’t going to settle her expectations just yet, although it’d be hard to not have any. She needed to focus on the present. That’s what she always told herself when she started setting high expectations on cats she barely knew, yet she was already quite fond of Fernpaw. She let her mind ponder on what Fernpaw said. From what she knew of her already, she was going to ask that question a lot. Despite her apprentice wanting to do good, she figured it was best to work on that sometime soon. Seeking approval was good in some cases but not for something as easy as that.

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Originally Posted by .Bread. (Post 717791) Duckpaw smiled. The young apprentice used to have thoughts as to what would have happened if she hadn't been able to become an apprentice. She turned her head to Salmonsong. "Would anything be different if I wasn't an apprentice by now? Would you have gotten a different apprentice to mentor?

Hollywatcher gave her a warm smile and looked back at the pond. Now, the next step was to actually catch the fish. She unsheathed her claws and narrowed her eyes. “When you see a fish at the surface, dart out your paw with your claws unsheathed and bring it out out of the water, make sure to keep it away from the edge and then bite into it’s neck. I’ll show you.” She swayed her tail, watching the movement in the pond. Then, she saw a black figure of a medium-sized fish swimming at the top of the pond. She quickly darted out her paw and hooked her claws into the fish, quickly pulling it out of the pond. She set the fish down as it flopped around and sunk her teeth into it’s neck until it was dead. She looked at Fernpaw. “Now you try.”

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Originally Posted by Zesty Mango (Post 718044) Salmonsong flicked her tail,” I’m not sure, I might have gotten a different apprentice, but I couldn’t know for certain. I’m glad I got you as my apprentice. What makes you wonder what if you weren’t an apprentice by now. You don’t seem very troublesome.“ she meowed as she treaded water alongside Duckpaw.