Cattail Pond - Page 36

**TeamFlowstream!** · #**351** June 3rd, 2020, 02:24 PM

Fernpaw looked at the cattail pond, then did what her mentor told her. As she approached the edge of the water, she stopped, making sure her shadow wasn't lying on the water. "Is this good?" she asked her mentor, hoping she did it correctly.

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**Bread** · #**352** June 3rd, 2020, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zesty Mango

Salmonsong smiled as she swam next to Duckpaw,” How’s your apprenticeship going so far?“ she asked casually as she was swimming.

"I like being an apprentice way better then being a kit," Duckpaw said, "I get to do more stuff, like learning all the stuff you taught me!" The young apprentice then continued paddling through the water, being careful not to waste her energy.

**Mango** · #**353** June 3rd, 2020, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by .Bread.

"I like being an apprentice way better then being a kit," Duckpaw said, "I get to do more stuff, like learning all the stuff you taught me!" The young apprentice then continued paddling through the water, being careful not to waste her energy.

Salmonsong nodded,” That’s true and you have far more freedom as an apprentice.” she meowed observing her swimming carefully.

**Bread** · #**354** June 3rd, 2020, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Zesty Mango

Salmonsong nodded,” That’s true and you have far more freedom as an apprentice.” she meowed observing her swimming carefully.

Duckpaw smiled. The young apprentice used to have thoughts as to what would have happened if she hadn't been able to become an apprentice. She turned her head to Salmonsong. "Would anything be different if I wasn't an apprentice by now? Would you have gotten a different apprentice to mentor?

**That Key in the Tree** · #**355** June 3rd, 2020, 07:50 PM

Hollywatcher nodded and flicked her tail in approval. “It is great. Now crouch down, like this.” The beginning is quite simple. She hunkered down into a crouch. She let her gaze rest on Fernpaw. She’d make a great warrior someday, maybe something more then a warrior? She wasn’t going to settle her expectations just yet, although it’d be hard to not have any. She needed to focus on the present. That’s what she always told herself when she started setting high expectations on cats she barely knew, yet she was already quite fond of Fernpaw. She let her mind ponder on what Fernpaw said. From what she knew of her already, she was going to ask that question a lot. Despite her apprentice wanting to do good, she figured it was best to work on that sometime soon. Seeking approval was good in some cases but not for something as easy as that.

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**TeamFlowstream!** · #**356** June 3rd, 2020, 08:29 PM

"Okay..." Fernpaw copied her mentor; she lowered into a crouched position at the edge of the pond, looking at her mentor. "Now what?" she asked, trying to sound polite. I don't wanna ruin everything! she thought, panicking inside.

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**Mango** · #**357** June 4th, 2020, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by .Bread.

Duckpaw smiled. The young apprentice used to have thoughts as to what would have happened if she hadn't been able to become an apprentice. She turned her head to Salmonsong. "Would anything be different if I wasn't an apprentice by now? Would you have gotten a different apprentice to mentor?

Salmonsong flicked her tail,” I’m not sure, I might have gotten a different apprentice, but I couldn’t know for certain. I’m glad I got you as my apprentice. What makes you wonder what if you weren’t an apprentice by now. You don’t seem very troublesome.“ she meowed as she treaded water alongside Duckpaw.

**That Key in the Tree** · #**358** June 4th, 2020, 08:23 AM

Hollywatcher gave her a warm smile and looked back at the pond. Now, the next step was to actually catch the fish. She unsheathed her claws and narrowed her eyes. “When you see a fish at the surface, dart out your paw with your claws unsheathed and bring it out out of the water, make sure to keep it away from the edge and then bite into it’s neck. I’ll show you.” She swayed her tail, watching the movement in the pond. Then, she saw a black figure of a medium-sized fish swimming at the top of the pond. She quickly darted out her paw and hooked her claws into the fish, quickly pulling it out of the pond. She set the fish down as it flopped around and sunk her teeth into it’s neck until it was dead. She looked at Fernpaw. “Now you try.”

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**TeamFlowstream!** · #**359** June 4th, 2020, 11:02 AM

Fernpaw's eyes were wide with surprise, seeing how her mentor caught the fish. "Alright..." Fernpaw unsheathed her claws like how her mentor did, doing her best to keep her shadow from falling upon the water. After a little bit, she saw something shine in the water, darting here and there. When it came closer, Fernpaw shot her paw out with one claw, but she wasn't fast enough, for the fish hurried away. "Dang it," she muttered, irritated.

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**Bread** · #**360** June 4th, 2020, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Zesty Mango

Salmonsong flicked her tail,” I’m not sure, I might have gotten a different apprentice, but I couldn’t know for certain. I’m glad I got you as my apprentice. What makes you wonder what if you weren’t an apprentice by now. You don’t seem very troublesome.“ she meowed as she treaded water alongside Duckpaw.

"Hmm I don't know. I was just thinking if something bad were to happen to me before or something." Duckpaw often had very odd thoughts that just came out of nowhere.