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Originally Posted by stormblaze
Rowanpaw considered his mentor's words for a moment before answering with confidence.
"A warrior should fight when his clan is in danger, or when he is forced to defend himself." the apprentice nodded at his statement as he awaited a reply. Rowanpaw hoped he had impressed his mentor, for as much as he tried to be confident, he was anxious to make a good first impression on Torrentfeather. He already respected the older cat greatly.
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Torrentfeather flexed her claws in surprise, "Wow!" she exclaimed, "Wonderful. You're smarter than I'd assumed, hm? Alright, then. I thought I would have to explain, but I can see I do not. We can move on to training now," she trotted a few feet away, turning around to face her apprentice. "We'll start by giving you a bit of a warm-up. Sit back on your haunches like this." She sat back and lifted her forepaws toward her chest, tucking her elbows in and keeping her tail very still. Shuffling a bit, she pushed off with her hindlegs and landed neatly a few feet from where she'd been before, "And push off with your hindlegs. Try to extend your claws to provide some friction when you land. I'm going to teach you how to use your hindlegs to bluff - or possibly use - a defense mechanism. Got it?" she sat back and repeated the action again.