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Nostalgia
Finchwhisker was rather surprised to see Finchpaw fail to dodge the simple move. But what he also hadn't expected was a counterattack. The sudden swipe against his one steady foot caused him to fall to the ground beside his apprentice. Smart. Finchpaw may not have followed directions, but it was a clever move, so he supposed he'd let it slide. Recovering quickly before the apprentice thought he could get away with more, the deputy thought up a final attack. He'd already gone in from both the side and the front, so he'd come down from above this time. Finchpaw might get a bit squished beneath his weight if the move landed, but it would be a sort of payback for catching him off guard with the counterattack earlier.
Standing back up, the dark tabby started walking. But he didn't go straight in for the move and instead started to slowly circle around the apprentice. He wanted to see how Finchpaw would react if he went down a more... suspenseful route. The panic he'd sensed earlier remained fresh in his mind, and he wanted to test if something similar would happen again under a different scenario. After a couple of laps of creeping around and staring down the younger tom, he thrust forward suddenly, springing up higher than usual in an attempt to land on the apprentice's back.