[BluBunnie]

Originally Posted by Duststorm

(It's fine xD )

"Ok hold that position," She mumbled quietly, but loud enough for her apprentice to hear as she pulled herself up, grunting all the way. She paced over to Ratpaw, a satisfied purr ushering it's way from her chest as her joints cracked in protest, and nodded slowly. "Not bad at all, Ratpaw, but let the motion come naturally. Keep your muscles bunched for a jump, but let the position be comfortable." Badgerbite circled around to his left side, putting pressure here and there on his back. "You're going to feel it here," The warrior placed a paw in the small of his shoulders, "and here..." She quickly moved her paw and placed it on his lower back. Badgerbite stepped back, taking a full glance at Ratpaw, her tail sweeping back and forth as she tilted her head in thought. "A lot better than any of my apprentices, what are they teaching you kits these days?" Amusement lit up in her eyes for a brief moment before she continued on with their training. The had always been Badger's favorite thing. Hunting. It made her feel powerful, but it really hadn't been completely about the power for her. Hunting is what she could do alone, especially when she wanted to get away from the clan life. How she wasn't a loner yet was beyond her, although this was her home and how she was raised, so perhaps she did wish to stay.

"Now," The old molly mumbled quickly, "Make sure you keep your tail raised - you can relax for a bit - while you're stalking. Why do you think that is?" Badgerbite's main method of teaching had always been to ask apprentices why they think what. Whether it helped them, she was unsure, but she definitely wanted them to know why they thought it. It also helped her understand her apprentice, their strengths and weaknesses, whether they were more intelligent or battle-skilled. Ratpaw, so far at least, struck Badger as an intelligent cat, but a fighter with a purpose. That purpose was unknown to her, but she had her suspicions since the first day she saw the scarred up new apprentice, to which she could relate more than he probably knew.

The tom flinched a bit as he saw the movement of his mentors paw, he tensed as he felt weight on his shoulders from Badgerbite. He started to relax as he realized the she-cat wasn't going to hurt him. Although he really liked his mentor, he still wasn't used to cats being kind to him. As he relaxed his crouch got better, he kept his tail high and took a few moments to think about his mentors question. "Maybe because you have to stay light on your paws so prey can't sense you that much." He said, the tom always took time to answer questions from his mentor and he always analyzed different answers before picking the best one.