[RedHead]

Originally Posted by Wings

[ @RedHead ]
--Duskpaw--

Setting down the gold finch, Duskpaw smiled at her mentor. And her fur felt hot as Foxbound praised her. Though, it was true, Duskpaw was shaping up to be a great apprentice. Not warrior material yet because of her injury. Thank StarClan Sore was gone, and if she ever saw that tom again, she would kill him on sight.

Duskpaw heard it too, the quiet scuffle of a mouse on the forest floor. She gave a quick nod at Foxbound's question and dropped into a crouch. Hopefully she would catch this one too. Turning away from her mentor and the finch she had just caught, her ears lead her to the small creature. Looking through the grass for food. Not paying attention to a dry leaf, she accidentally stepped on it. Crackle! She gave a silent hiss as she ran forward. Trying to get to the mouse she had spooked. Gaining quickly, she slammed her paw down on the creature, claws hooking into its flesh. She reached down at nipped it's spine. Quickly killing it.

Foxbound followed her apprentice this time, keeping quiet as she stalked along the ground. Her ears pricked as there was suddenly a loud crackle, it only taking her a moment to realize that Duskpaw must have stepped on a twig or something like that. She raised her head in alarm but did watch as Duskpaw darted after the mouse, fumbling a but, but she did manage to catch and kill it. Padding over, Foxbound gave a nod and a smile down at the mouse before glancing back at Duskpaw. "You're fast. That's good." She meowed, then dropped into a crouch, her tail held out behind her. "But here's a little tip. If you brush your paws gently across the top of the ground, you'll feel things like dry leaves and twigs without stepping on them. It'll help you pinpoint where they are and step over them while still keeping your eyes on your prey."