[Spiderfrost]

Originally Posted by RedHead

Scorchpaw listened closely, nodding along with Rosedapple's every word. This was so exciting, he'd never gotten this much attention and excitement from his old mentor. The ginger tom could already tell he was going to love Rosedapple. She was basically the coolest mentor ever!

As Rosedapple cast a glance around, Scorchpaw did the same, ears flicking, and nose twitching. He'd gotten a lot better at honing in on different scents and sounds. He remembered the first time he was out in the territory, it had been so hard to focus on any one thing at once. It had all been just a jumble of smells and noises to him.

Head turning quickly back to Rosedapple as she announced his target, Scorchpaw gave a nod and an excited smile before closing his eyes, which he found helped him focus on specific scents better. Squirrel... sorta musky, but a little airy, kinda like bark... There! Opening his eyes, Scorchpaw pointed towards the direction he'd scented the squirrel, and a moment later, he could even hear the faint scuffling of it's tiny paws.

The warrior watched her apprentice closely as he closed his eyes to concentrate. It hadn't taken too long for him to point her in exactly the right direction and when he opened his eyes she smiled at him with a pleased nod.

"Good work. Now, we are going to change our possition so we can better observe our target, ok? Careful with your pawsteps, control how much weight you put on your paws too keep from cracking a stick or stepping too hard." she explained as she showed him through her own posture. She shifted her body in a more obvious way so that Scorchpaw had a visual to go with the explanation. Her steps her soundless as she crept around the perimeter, tail low, but never brushing the ground. When she reached a certain spot where the shade of a tree could hid them from view she turned to wait for the apprentice expectantly.