[Mauve]

Originally Posted by RedHead

Cinnamonpaw listened intently to his mentor’s words, digging his claws into the ground below to contain his excitement. He was a bit nervous about attacking from the trees, but more excited than anything. He’d heard about how many Thunderclan battles were won from surprise attacks from the trees, and he couldn’t wait to be a part of that. Even if it was a small border skirmish, Cinnamonpaw bet he could take down a full grown warrior with the surprising move.

Flicking his ears, the Bengal tomcat nodded. “Sounds great!” He purred. He now was on his best behavior, hoping that Emberwing would teach him some of the most difficult moves. He figured if he proved to her he could listen, she would deem him ready. “I’m ready to start when you are!” The tomcat exclaimed, swishing his thin tail through the air.

That's more like it Emberwing thought as she realized she now had Cinnamonpaw's full attention. Waving her tail once in the air, she padded further into the training cave off to the side to allow room for others training but also giving herself and her apprentice room to move around as well. Her russet colored fur was fluffed out a bit as the excitement easily overtook her too. After all, this was a more advanced more, and Emberwing was glad to finally be teaching it instead of learning it. "Now, there are a couple of things you have to remember when attacking from the trees," the warrior began, turning to face Cinnamonpaw. "The first, is be aware of your tail. Make sure to keep it still, and able to bend and flow with the structure of the leaves." As she spoke, Emberwing stuck out her tail, keeping it controlled with soft movements up and down, but mostly keeping it in a flat line. "It will give away your element of surprise if your tail brushes against any leaves and makes a sound."

"Next rule is to try to not look down. Keep your eyes on your opponent or prey, but don't let the height from the ground get to you. Keep your balance," Emberwing continued, mocking walking in a straight line as if she was perched on a thin branch. She placed one paw carefully in front of the other, her other muscles tense as if to hold her up. "When you're ready to pounch, use the momentum you'll have springing downward as your launch. Don't worry about getting your haunches just right," she mewed, wriggling her tail for emphasis and shaking her head. There wasn't much room to practice leaping down because, well, they were still on flat land. "Okay. Now. What do you think another important aspect of attacking from above is?" Emberwing questioned, wondering what her apprentices' thoughts on the best approach were.