[Socks]

Originally Posted by Queenie

Eyes wide, the new apprentice scrambled into a hasty position, Eveningpaw couldn't believe she was already learning how to hunt! Her eyebrows furrowed deeply and her tongue stuck out in concentration, careful to match the position accurately. She felt awkward being so low to the ground and her long fur scraped against the harsh, rocky earth. Her knees swayed trying to get comfortable. The she-cat took note of everything her mentor was doing, however, she hadn't been as observant towards what the cat WASN'T doing. Like their tail was certainly not swishing in anticipation. Something the apprentice clearly had trouble controlling. After a few quiet, awkward moments Eveningpaw sat back up awaiting for instruction and critique quietly. Maybe it looked better than it had felt?

Softbriar watched Eveningpaw's movements patiently, holding back a little chuckle when they saw her swishing tail. When the apprentice had finished her first try at a hunters crouch, they made their way back to her side. "That was a great first try!" They smiled gently. "Though be sure to keep your tail still, it should be more comfortable if you relax your body into the crouch, it should be very natural movements." They showed themself once more just lowering themself, having noticed how awkward the apprentice's movements had been.
"We'll work on perfecting this on our next trip out, I'll show you the rest of the territory and then we'll head back until tomorrow. I showed you how to stalk in case you wanna practice back in the camp until then, so you could make your first catch as soon as you can." They nodded before continuing on to quickly explain some of the main parts of ThunderClan territory.