Cattail Pond

[Nixey]

The fact that only one herb could cure greencough was terrifying to Reedpaw. How long had it taken their ancestors to find this herb and figure out it´s use? How long were cats suffering with this illness with hardly anyway to get better? Truly, learning things like this made Reedpaw more and more grateful she hadn't been apart of the first generations of cats to arrive here. Nodding as Snakeheart explained what exactly greencough was, she could clearly be seen scrunching her nose slightly as she thought about how contagious this sickness was. If it was that easier for a cat to catch it, that meant acting fast and figuring out what in the world it was before it spread, plus knowing some of the prideful cats who sometimes didn't want to admit they were in anyway sick made Reedpaw a little surprised her mentor hadn't seen a breakout of it, and yet she was grateful. Supposing Snakeheart was expecting her to follow what he did with his catmint, the molly gently lifted a leaf of her own up before leaning over towards the freezing water and dipping it in. Afterwards she carefully laid it out beside Snakeheart´s and glanced back towards her mentor, awaiting his next part.

@Rani

[Mango]

@tye

Blizzardsky flicked his tail as he began to lead Spicepaw out to Cattail pond. Frankly he never had considered hunting land by by the pond, but he figured it couldn't hurt," The ice is slippery and not completely solid. So I don't want you hunting anything on the ice. Just wait for the prey to leave the ice so you can hunt it." he meowed. He had made that mistake before, and he wasn't going to do it again," Do you know how to hunt?" he asked. He knew Spicepaw had just become an apprentice, but she had also been who knows where for moons, so it was likely she had already learned how to hunt somewhere.

[tye]

@Zesty Mango >> Snow danced in the sun's light by icy winds more and more of every paw step. Some may find it a joy but for her, it was rather a pain in the ass. Who can hunt at all in this..this stuff?! Her paws slipped, quickly catching herself mid-fall by stomping down on her other paw regaining balance. This weather is so cruel. "Ugh," The questions he asked made her mind spin around a few times. Hunt? More like scavenge. It slipped past that he truly doesn't know where she came from. He never asked. Instead, she was thrown in with a bunch of woodland cats in the middle of nowhere. It didn't even wrap her mind yet that she's part of the clan now. "I..-yes? Yes, duh!" she tried to convince herself. "You just oughta catch a rat or something, no biggie."

[Mango]

Originally Posted by tye

@Zesty Mango >> Snow danced in the sun's light by icy winds more and more of every paw step. Some may find it a joy but for her, it was rather a pain in the ass. Who can hunt at all in this..this stuff?! Her paws slipped, quickly catching herself mid-fall by stomping down on her other paw regaining balance. This weather is so cruel. "Ugh," The questions he asked made her mind spin around a few times. Hunt? More like scavenge. It slipped past that he truly doesn't know where she came from. He never asked. Instead, she was thrown in with a bunch of woodland cats in the middle of nowhere. It didn't even wrap her mind yet that she's part of the clan now. "I..-yes? Yes, duh!" she tried to convince herself. "You just oughta catch a rat or something, no biggie."

Blizzardsky flicked his tail at his daughter. Things definitely weren't the same like they were before she disappeared. He felt awkward like he didn't know what to say," Alright. I'll let you catch the first one. And I'll let you know what you can improve." he meowed. He didn't want to ask any intense questions until she had caught some prey. He didn't know if it'd ruin her ability to hunt. Frankly he wanted to grab her by the scruff and insist she stay in that range, so she doesn't disappear. But he knew Kestrelstar and her mentor would object to that, as would Spicepaw.

[tye]

Originally Posted by Zesty Mango

Blizzardsky flicked his tail at his daughter. Things definitely weren't the same like they were before she disappeared. He felt awkward like he didn't know what to say," Alright. I'll let you catch the first one. And I'll let you know what you can improve." he meowed. He didn't want to ask any intense questions until she had caught some prey. He didn't know if it'd ruin her ability to hunt. Frankly he wanted to grab her by the scruff and insist she stay in that range, so she doesn't disappear. But he knew Kestrelstar and her mentor would object to that, as would Spicepaw.

A pang of tension slammed against her chest. "Okay." She hoped he'd go first so she can just copy off of him. As they say, fake it till you make it type of scenario. The dark ginger glanced at Blizzardsky for a second, frowning, and then faced forward at the snowy terrain. Her black nose twitched up, reeling in the scents around the area. There was a squirrel not too far from where they stood. Ha, easy peasy, thinking this will be a breeze. A playful smirk crept onto her face and she set forward, following the scent. It was getting stronger, she swerved around the tall grass and rocks where she jumped up to see from above. Quickly spotting a brown little body, it calmly chewed on seeds filling their little cheeks. Too bad they're on the menu today.
The prey scuttled near two tall spruce trees on the other side of this large pond. Spicepaw jumped down to see the ice-covered pond up close. She tapped her paws to see if it would break and from a paw tap to standing on top of the ice it seemed to keep up well. The ice was laiden thick in her opinion. This will be faster, she huffed shuffling on the ice getting closer to it. "Come on..," growing impatient, she decided to run across the ice. Just when she made it halfway, her right hind leg stepped on a soft spot, breaking through. The cold water sent a shiver down her spine, "I-It's cold..!" she fretfully pulled on her leg to get herself free but she was trapped.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by tye

A pang of tension slammed against her chest. "Okay." She hoped he'd go first so she can just copy off of him. As they say, fake it till you make it type of scenario. The dark ginger glanced at Blizzardsky for a second, frowning, and then faced forward at the snowy terrain. Her black nose twitched up, reeling in the scents around the area. There was a squirrel not too far from where they stood. Ha, easy peasy, thinking this will be a breeze. A playful smirk crept onto her face and she set forward, following the scent. It was getting stronger, she swerved around the tall grass and rocks where she jumped up to see from above. Quickly spotting a brown little body, it calmly chewed on seeds filling their little cheeks. Too bad they're on the menu today.
The prey scuttled near two tall spruce trees on the other side of this large pond. Spicepaw jumped down to see the ice-covered pond up close. She tapped her paws to see if it would break and from a paw tap to standing on top of the ice it seemed to keep up well. The ice was laiden thick in her opinion. This will be faster, she huffed shuffling on the ice getting closer to it. "Come on..," growing impatient, she decided to run across the ice. Just when she made it halfway, her right hind leg stepped on a soft spot, breaking through. The cold water sent a shiver down her spine, "I-It's cold..!" she fretfully pulled on her leg to get herself free but she was trapped.

Blizzardsky watched as she hunted, she was doing a good job tracking the prey, and that's when he heard the crack of the ice," fishdung!" he muttered as he saw her with her leg stuck in the water. Blizzardsky growled as he jumped splaying his legs wide into the water, causing the ice around him to crack. He let out a hiss at the cold water, He was near the shore and needed to get to Spicepaw fast. He used his big front paws to smash the ice around him as he kicked his legs, working to get to Spicepaw, yes the ice behind him was starting to refreeze, but he was going to get her out. Once he was close to her he broke the ice that had trapped her paw. He gritted his teeth as he realized he still needed to get her back to the solid ground and he needed to get himself to shore before he became trapped in the ice as it was starting to refreeze.

[tye]

@Zesty Mango >> "Don't, I got this!" her tiny shrill made no impact on the white tom as he frantically splashed his way over. One stomp made an unsettling creak trembled under her paws and the thin crack surfaced around her at every move he made. "I'm gonna get WET!!--" she screeched again, submerging in the ice-cold water. Spicepaw flailed her paws, spitting out the water entering her mouth until her claw hooked onto the warrior's pelt. She didn't hesitate to scramble on top of him, trembling. "G-Get us o-out of her-re...!" Her golden eyes widen, staring down at the dark water. The beating of her heart thumped loudly, rattling against her chest. Fear took over. "I CANT SWIM!," digging her back claws into his backside, her front paws battled and tugged his ears. "GO THAT WAY!! HURRY!" She screamed, swaying the tom in all different directions.

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Arch'Splash frowned at the pond. She wanted a fish, but the pond was still frozen over. What was she going to do, she couldn't catch anything else. She was best at catching fish. Arch ended up just staring angerly at the pond, staring at the thin ice. Her tail patting the ground.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by tye

@Zesty Mango >> "Don't, I got this!" her tiny shrill made no impact on the white tom as he frantically splashed his way over. One stomp made an unsettling creak trembled under her paws and the thin crack surfaced around her at every move he made. "I'm gonna get WET!!--" she screeched again, submerging in the ice-cold water. Spicepaw flailed her paws, spitting out the water entering her mouth until her claw hooked onto the warrior's pelt. She didn't hesitate to scramble on top of him, trembling. "G-Get us o-out of her-re...!" Her golden eyes widen, staring down at the dark water. The beating of her heart thumped loudly, rattling against her chest. Fear took over. "I CANT SWIM!," digging her back claws into his backside, her front paws battled and tugged his ears. "GO THAT WAY!! HURRY!" She screamed, swaying the tom in all different directions.

Blizzardsky braced his back as Spicepaw shoved herself onto his back as he continued to kick towards shore. I could teach her to swim now since she's already wet...nah she's probably scared maybe tomorrow instead he thought to himself as he continued to break the ice as he forced his way to shore. He felt his paws hit the shore and pushed himself out of the water before slowly collapsing," You should go warm up...I'll finish the patrol and bring back some prey." he meowed feeling his legs shaking from the cold and shock. It was going to be a painful hunt, but he had to come back with at least two catches.

[tye]

Originally Posted by Zesty Mango

Blizzardsky braced his back as Spicepaw shoved herself onto his back as he continued to kick towards shore. I could teach her to swim now since she's already wet...nah she's probably scared maybe tomorrow instead he thought to himself as he continued to break the ice as he forced his way to shore. He felt his paws hit the shore and pushed himself out of the water before slowly collapsing," You should go warm up...I'll finish the patrol and bring back some prey." he meowed feeling his legs shaking from the cold and shock. It was going to be a painful hunt, but he had to come back with at least two catches.

She jumped down once reaching shore taking a few steps back from the icy pond. Shaking her fur, another cold breeze made her tremble since her underbelly and limbs were exposed to the water. Her irked gaze held up to the warrior with a flash of willpower lit in her golden eyes. "I didn't need your help! I was close to getting myself unstuck and catching my prey. Now I'm wet and cold." There was no concern for Blizzardsky, more so, she was fixated on completing her task. What will happen if she comes back empty-pawed? Spicepaw doesn't even want to think of the type of punishments she'll have to endure by these woodland cats. She stepped up to him, "I'm fine, I promise. Give me another chance I'm sure I can catch something for everyone." she insisted.