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Originally Posted by GrassRipple
" ok" she answered preparing to leave on her first patrol @ The Cannibal |
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Originally Posted by ponyapan
@ GrassRipple @ The Cannibal
Stormlily merrily purred at the prospect of an apprentice getting to go on their first real patrol. I can almost remember it like it was yesterday. With a start, she realized she was thinking like an elder. Well, it would only be for all the better if I had the experience of one. Even if she wouldn't be an elder for a long while yet, she had learnt a thing or two during her time as a warrior. With the incident from last time freshly kept in mind, she gave a reassuring nod to the other warrior, before setting her focus on her surroundings. As of yet, everything seemed fine. Stormlily did notice a couple of fresh prey scents, but wanted to let the apprentice have their chance at it first. |
"Well then go ahead and start naming things Honeypaw. There are plenty of scents out there even though it is leafbare." She glanced back at her apprentice as they continued to move further and further from camp, her paws instinctively taking her in the direction of the river. She had this territory memorized like the back of her paw, could practically walk it with her eyes closed. She wanted her apprentice to be like that. It was extremely helpful to have the territory memorized, especially if something happened. You needed to know alternate routes, specific hiding places, all those sorts of things. And with Shadowclan being a concerning enemy, who knows when they would issue an attack against them. Knowing your own territory was important.
As she waited for her apprentice to begin naming off the scents around them, Cobaltshade swept her gaze back and forth, one ear swiveled to listen to her apprentice, the other scanning the surrounding area for sound. Her own jaws were parted to take in the scents so she could properly correct Honeypaw if she smelled anything wrong, but also to ensure there were no immediate dangers for them. They would be reaching the river soon enough.