[RedHead]

Originally Posted by Arie

{ Doetraining }

Following Flintspirit through the territory was nerve wrecking. But sticking close to her... pa, made it slightly easier for her to focus on where she was walking instead of panicking about the what ifs and ifs in general. She was safe with him, and especially now that he said they we're going climbing, it would be a huge relief. She was glad not to go up into trees, it hadn't exactly gone well the last time. When they finally made it to a small clearing or so it seemed to Doepaw, was a bit nicer. She didn't know how they were going to hunt here, but she would not question his judgement nor ideas without any reasonable counter argument. When he asked her the question though, the apprentice wrecked her brain, trying to search for memories. "A mouse... will hear... you...before...it...sees you... So...you...gotta...be...light...on your...paws. A bird.." she shook a tiny bit but took in a deep breath, trying to calm herself before focusing back on the question. "A...bird... will see... you. Before..it...hears.. you."

Flintspirit nodded at her deduction, giving a smile and an encouraging meow. "Yes, good. Most of the other clans don't differentiate their hunting techniques for woodland creatures. That is why Thunderclan thrives in the thick forest, because we use different variations of the same crouch and stalk technique on different species of prey." Flintspirit then pointed his tail upwards, even if Doepaw couldn't see it, tail movements to gesture to what he was talking about were still very normal for him. "Now, squirrels are one of the harder species of prey to catch. There are a few Thunderclanners who are very skilled and can chase the squirrels through the trees, which to myself is quite impressive." He then dropped his tail, tilting his head slightly. "But, for cats like myself, larger and stockier and not a fan of trees, there's different ways of catching squirrels easily on the ground. So that will be our focus today. Are you ready?" Flintspirit sent Doepaw a bright smile, used to it at this point even if she couldn't see it. Maybe she could feel it or something.