ShadowClan Territory

[Watson.]

Shiverpaw.

She/her - ShadowClan - Apprentice.

Shiverpaw stood by the edge of camp, cautious expression, alert senses. Her mentor, Quietsparrow, really hasn't bothered to teach her anything at all.
She felt a bit envious of the other apprentices, getting to learn how to hunt and maybe even some fighting, but she, due to her mentor's laziness, didn't even get to know the territory.
It was bothersome, and Shiverpaw was already impatient and more restless than usual, itching to learn something, to break from the boredom.
This was her opportunity for some training, the first training session ever and it wasn't even with Quietsparrow.
The freckled molly hoped that Hawkbite would be at least competent. She's got no patience for a mouse-brained idiot who can't be bothered to leave their nest.
She's not even interested in the attention, just getting what apprentices should get, knowledge from more experienced cats.

Shiverpaw's shining yellow eyes warily scanned the surroundings, waiting for Hawkbite.
Now that she thinks, she's never really been out of the territory, and the thought of seeing a world much bigger than the stuffy nursery sounded lovely.
Her tail twitched and tapped on the ground, her paws kneading involuntarily in the dirt, fidgeting in obvious impatience.

@SuspiciousMindz [Hawkbite]

[SuspiciousMindz]

[Hawkbite]
Enforcer Commander
Shadow Fiend | Agatha Kitty | Kitty Softpaws T2

The Commander led the patrol out into the territory, his mind had been distracted lately, buzzing with the thoughts of everything they needed to do in the short amount of time they had to do it in. At least everyone on this patrol knew how to hunt. Well... he'd cast a glance over at Sleekpaw, his brow raising with interest for a moment. "Do you know how to hunt yet?" he'd aim the question at Sleekpaw.

He'd only give the apprentice a moment to even think about an answer before he'd move on. "If you don't stick with Rookfire. Wispypaw, stick close to me. Let's get this hunt over and done with. Mistlewhisker said two pieces each if we can manage, so don't disapoint," Hawkbite spoke curtly, his gaze resting on Rookfire a moment longer than normal before he'd cast a knowing glace at Wispypaw, leading them away from the other pair.

"Stay within earshot," he'd wave his tail, getting down into a crouch and starting off into the undergrowth. The tom was always silent when he stepped, but his scent was nonexistent, giving him the best advantage in hunting. He'd be aware of where the apprentice was at all times, listening for their steps if his eyes couldn't make contact with their pelt.

@Kix - Wispypaw | @alec - Rookfire | @c1nder - Sleekpaw

[Cloverspring]

Mudburr stalked after Berrypaw into the territory, watching the trails he took and observing any reactions he made to the scents from other clans nearby. The elders eyes narrowed as they walked.

"Is your mentor keeping you busy?" He questioned, breaking the silence. Hopefully Berrypaw would do the honourable Shadowclan thing and be honest, otherwise Mudburr would be invited to start interrogating him further.


( @Johrog )

[Johrog]

Berrypaw 7 moons Shadowclan
”Right now it is good but sometimes i need to train the hole time.” he Said thoutfully. He saw that they had walked in a bit in too the forrests and could start to smell the border. @Cloverspring

[alec]

ROOKFIRE
[ he/him | shadowclan warrior | early 20s ]
[ purrks ]

rookfire followed the commander silently, maw slightly agape in order to scout out the territory around them for prey. more so in effort to map out the amount of prey surrounding them overall, observing the pattern of return connecting to certain species if anything. new leaf was around the corner, and rookfire was keen to learn something out of it. now that he was practically banned from herb patrols, whyever that might be. it didnt make sense to him to remove a demoted, sure, medicine cat from herb patrols in general given he would no doubt bring in more high quality herbs due to knowledge than others but so be it. he was switching to hunting now. even if it wasnt really as interesting, it was something to focus on after all. rabbits and mica had been rare but not to the degree of most species of birds this leafbare. it wouldve been better had he payed attention last leafbare but better start now than never. he could pick up on squirrels, some songbirds and the usual traces of mice and small critters slowly resurfacing from their holes as the ice melted away.

the former medic gave hawkbite a brief nod, eyes darting to sleekpaw and giving them a pointed swish of his tail before dropping into a crouch to track the squirrel he had scented closest to them. apprentices were sort of annoying to take hunting, purely because he needed to keep an eye..ear..on them at all times but he'd manage. if they didnt know how to hunt he could deal with that as the issue came up.

[ rolls: 15, 9, 10, 11, 15, 18, 7, 14 - 6x success, 2x failure ]

the squirrel in question was dark furred and attempting to dig a hole at the roots of a large deep brown tree, its needles scattered in brownish orange specks of colour amongst the moist forest. he moved closer, the wind biting at his cheeks where it carried the nutty scent towards him. branches almost low enough to graze the ground, he couldnt see the tip of the tree, too lush to climb as well, he'd have to be quick. the warrior pressed on before finalising the squirrels life with a practiced leap and killing bite. it let out a weak gurgle before stilling. rook managed a brief smile at the lack of noise before scratching some moss, needles and soil over the prey and moving on. the mouse he tracked next managed to flee into a hole nestled beneath a thick bush before he could get anywhere close, a pale shrew wasnt so lucky, stunned by a strong blow and neutralised by a flick of his claws.
he returned to the squirrel after succeeding in catching a mouse scurrying along a tree stump and eyed his prey before moving on.
mistlewhisker expected two pieces of prey per cat, but as new leaf approached in leaps, rookfire thought of the kits that'd be born into their ranks soon and went back for more. well fed queens meant strong warriors in the future.

he stilled, rabbit wasnt the most common animal to see, or smell, around the territory, especially not deep in the forest, so he payed special attention to keeping his footing light and scent concealed. it payed on well in form of a not so starved looking adult rabbit, mousey brown fur briskly concealed beneath a layer of moss. lastly, he zero-ed in on a small bird and another shrew, both bleeding into the undergrowth with their spotty brown fur and feathers.


[ + 1 squirrel, 1 mouse, 2 shrew, 1 rabbit, 1 bird ]

[ @SuspiciousMindz ; @c1nder ; @Kix ]

[Cloverspring]

"Sometimes it's necessary." The elder replied bluntly, continuing on their rather quiet walk.

He stopped a few paces back from the whispering wetlands, Windclan's Border to Shadowclan.
It was still cold, but the frost was beginning to thaw away, returning the wetlands to their preferred state. Cats often said they could hear voices on the wind, blowing between the gnarled trees, and while Mudburr knew that wasn't real he did know it was a good spot to find some quiet and listen to the real voices of his ancestors. If he closed his eyes here, he was sure he would be able to meet them again.

"Has anyone made you familiar with this border?" He asked, sharp eyes unblinking on the paw, demanding an answer.


( @Johrog )

[Johrog]

Berrypaw 7 moons Shadowclan
”Yes, Sootstorm” he said fast. He loked up at the border and the hills on the windclan side. @Cloverspring

[Cloverspring]

Mudburr narrowed his eyes further, if that was even possible.

"Why Sootstorm." He pushed further.
The mentor had two apprentices of her own to manage, being Lionpaw and Spiritpaw, and the elder knew Berrypaw's mentor was Coyoteblossoms. There were exceptions, but Mudburr would be the one to pick the apprentice's explanation apart against the facts he knew.


( @Johrog )

[Johrog]

Berrypaw 6 moons Shadowclan
”Yes i had her as an mentor fore a short time but because, as you already said she had two appearintize i could not bee her appearintize no longer and got a new one, Coyoteblossom.” he said. All of that had been disturbing because it had gotten so long time to get a new mentor. @Cloverspring

[Kix]

Wispypaw
I make bad decisions, bad decisions
+ she/her[they/them to those she has told] + Heightened Perception [hearing, active] + Shadow fiend + Kitty softpaws t2 + Blind

Wispypaw made no noise as they followed after the commander and warrior, obviously not caring about the other paw with them. They would leave them alone for now if they kept it that way. Maybe later they would pick the other paw apart with words just to see how they worked. "Yes sir" they groaned out in pure annoyance when being told to stick close to the other. They would rather much be able to go out on their own but it seemed they wouldn't be giving much of an option it seemed. They didn't see the knowing look that Hawkbite sent them, how else would they be able to tell someone was looking at them with out the gift of sight. The apprentice used the chance to blend in with the shadows around them, keeping their steps light as they lurked about. Even if other older cats could spot them easily, them blending in with the shadows and nearly nonexistent scent made it impossible for prey to see them.

[Rolled 18 for first catch! ]

It took them little to no effort to get any notice of prey for them to find, a lemming. Staying in the shadows they continued to track the lemming before they got close enough. Once they were in a crouch they readied them self for a lung forward, claws unsheathed, With quick action they easily pinned the thing and snuffed the life out of it with very little effort. Now carrying the limp body of the prey they picked a spot to hide it and come back later to collect. Once covered they slinked their way back into the shadows for another round of hunting.

[+1 lemming ]
@SuspiciousMindz @c1nder @alec

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