Ashtail and Firepaw's Training

[Fallinggaze]

"First of all, what rules of the warrior code do you know?" asked Ashtail to start the training off.
"First, to thank StarClan for the prey in the forest," answered Firepaw.
"Correct, and you should know that every time. And do that every time. What else do you know?" questioned Ashtail kindly.
"Always help kits, no matter what Clan or if he slash she is a rouge or kittypet." answered Firepaw remembering how when Fallinggaze was hunting, when the prey was scarce, how he got scared and another cat helped confer him.
"Correct!" replied Ashtail, "What else?"
"Um, a kit must be at least 6 moons old to become an apprentice?" thought Firepaw.
"Bingo!"
"I don't think I know anything else," admitted Firepaw.
"Thank you for being truthful!" answered Ashtail.

[Fallinggaze]

After explaining the warrior code to Firepaw, they decided that they would go hunting the next day.
"I'm going to bring the elders a giant mouse!" stated Firepaw.
"Remember, I'm going to watch you catch something, then help you improve if you need it," reminded Ashtail. Firepaw looked a little nervous of how bad he might do. "Don't worry!," purred Ashtail. "You'll do fine, I'm sure of it! I'll make sure I'm 100% careful with how I judge you."
Firepaw looked up to his mentor with his shining eyes. He blinked, which turned into a smile.
"Thanks Ashtail!" thanked Firepaw.
"I mentored your mother you know!" told Ashtail.
"You did? No wonder she's great!" exclaimed Firepaw.
"Thank you, Firepaw," purred Ashtail. 'Wow, this kit is very flattering!' thought Ashtail.

[Fallinggaze]

"You must demonstrate how you hunt now," stated Ashtail. "Let me bring to a spot in the forest where the prey is plentiful."
The two toms then padded away from the training grounds. They stopped where there was green grass, and a hollow log that had been a tree, but fell down.
"You see," started Ashtail. "Mice sometimes eat insects, and lots of insects live in logs like this. Voles and bunnies eat grass and green leaves. That makes lots of prey come here. Smell now, what does that smell like?" asked Ashtail.
"I think I smell a bunny," whispered Firepaw.
Ashtail inhaled and agreed, "Yes, a rabbit, but there's something else," reminded Ashtail.
Firepaw sniffed again.
"I think...I smell... some sort of bird," meowed Firepaw slowly.
"I am sorry, Firepaw, that's incorrect, try again, remember the smell of everything you've ever eaten, and tell me what the other thing is," suggested Ashtail.
After a long pause, Firepaw answered, "I don't know this smell," admitted Firepaw.
"It's Twoleg smell, I told you to remember your kill just so you know that you don't always smell what you eat," told Ashtail.
Firepaw looked into Ashtail's eyes, showing that he was listening.
"How old do you think this smell is?" asked Ashtail.
"A few days old, we're safe," answered Firepaw with confidence.
"Correct," answered Ashtail, "Now let me see you pounce on something."
Firepaw pounced, which made a huge thud, thought he revealed a rather plump rabbit. He pinned it to the ground, and bit the squirming rabbit.
"Wonderful!" complemented Ashtail. "But, if you do it like this," (Ashtail demonstrated a pounce) "Then it makes no noise, and prey doesn't run very much. Also, you don't always have to pin it to the ground, let's see you pounce again now!" suggested the mentor.
This time, Firepaw pounced and caught a vole without a sound.
"Perfect!" praised Ashtail.

[Fallinggaze]

"How about a few more so we can feed the elders?" asked Ashtail.
"Okay!" answered Firepaw. Firepaw liked the the thought of him being an apprentice, because whatever he caught, would help the elders.
"This time, I'll let you do this on your own," told Ashtail.
Firepaw sniffed the air, and flicked his tail to point to the tree, but didn't make a sound. He crouched down, and pounced onto a finch. It almost flew away, but Firepaw was able to bite it. After another pounce and kill another vole.
"Wonderful!" commented Ashtail. "Not let's bring the kill back to the camp for the elders."
"Okay," mewed Firepaw. He attempted to carry all of the kill in his mouth, but two of them fell out. Immediately, Ashtail ran over and took the kill that fell on the forest floor.
"Thanks," Firepaw said through a mouthful of kill.
Then, the two toms returned back to camp. (Continued at Camp)

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((OOC: Falling, if you're going to role-play cats like this, you have to create bios for them. You can also ask others to mentor them, or to play your kits, so that you're actually interacting with others, rather than this one-sided exchange ;) ))