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Originally Posted by hxneysuckle
Stoatdance followed her apprentice, making sure to remain far and quiet enough so she did not frighten off the prey. Her paws were light on the ground, gaze focused on every movement Silverpaw made. Taking notes, planning future training sessions, and more, she nodded along with each of her apprentice's actions. She's doing well, Stoatdance thought, Not much that needs worked on, only building up the skill. Let's just hope that she doesn't have an accident. She frowned at the thought, staring at her apprentice with a worried expression.
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She lunged forward and managed to swipe at the squirrel standing by the tree. The squirrel must have smelled her coming, because it had tried to flee before it had even seen her. Her first hit connected, but only barely, and the squirrel was moving towards the tree. Silverpaw twisted and reached for the squirrel, and it went with better accuracy this time. The squirrel was caught with the second swoop, before it had time to run up the tree, and Silverpaw picked it up.
Padding back, she presented the kill to her mentor and waited for her reaction. Silverpaw felt slightly conflicted- should she be proud that she caught it, or ashamed that it was so sloppily done? She settled for neutral, for the time being.