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Swiftstar paused for a moment, unsure of himself. Though he knew tunneling was different than moor running, this felt like a whole new world. As if he had been dropped straight into RiverClan territory and asked to catch a fish. He stopped for a moment and forced himself to try and figure out the answer himself. After all, was good was the training if his mentor did everything for him? With a blink, he made a realization. These tunnels weren't that much different than the trails rabbits made as they ran through the taller grass on the moor. As they ran from burrow to burrow, their tiny bodies created small indented trails that were easy enough to follow if you knew what to look for. When trails above ground got wider, it was typically because... "Because the tunnel splits in two." Swiftstar answered.



Frostpetal laughed. "Eclipsesky says they're due any day now." she said with a small purr. "And he says I'm perfectly healthy." she added as the apprentice went on. She glanced fondly at her belly. "I'm so excited to meet them." she said softly

Burrowpaw gave yet another quick nod and led the way out of the camp and toward the Thunderclan border. They would be starting there and working their way back toward camp so that the tunnels wouldn't collapse while the rest of the clan tried to hunt and find enough for the rest of the clan. As soon as he entered the tunnel, Burrowpaw became an entirely different cat. His excitement vanished and he became focused and his movements precise, his eyes adjusting to the darkness almost immediately as he gazed around for any signs of cracking or unstable ground.

Swiftstar nodded. "I wouldn't have noticed the fresh air scent...but now that you mention it.." he scented the air, wondering how he could have missed it. "You know the rabbits tunnel belowground, but they do very similar things above ground too. They run from tunnel to tunnel over and over again and it leaves paths in the moor from the trampled grass." He paused for a moment. "It's interesting that tunneling and moor running can have similarities, even though they have so many differences."

Heyo)

((*gasp* FRost babies????????))

I’m ready when you are!)

Dawnshadow frowned as she sat in the medicine cat den. The herbs were.. well not a lot. They had what they could carry and the few they have been able to find or salvage.

(Nope, I'm good with letting Hare be out and about for this. Fathers in the rp are always there when their mates kit, let one be absent for once XD He'll get a nice surprise when he gets back. Do you want Dash to be there to support her or just keep him back?)

Harewhisker shook his head. "Not usually. Sometimes we run into moles, but its mostly rabbits that run across our moors." He paused and felt the wall. "Here. Feel around the tunnel. This area needs reinforcing, do you feel the tenderness of the walls under your paws? How much the sand and dirt shift?"

(XD)

"Shhh!" Harewhisker flicked his tail in Swiftstar's mouth. "Weakened tunnels can be brought down from the slightest movement, even the sound of your voice could cause a collapse. Now, these tunnels aren't that bad, but you always have to be careful. We'll work on reinforcing these tunnels today to get you used to the rhythm of the movement."

Swiftstar blinked in surprise. His voice could bring the tunnel down? How in StarClan? he thought to himself. He didn't doubt his mentor, but the notion of it seemed surprising...and scary. "How do we reinforce them?" He whispered

Antpaw had nearly jumped with shock when Frostpetal began to cry out, the apprentice stumbling back to give the medicine cats some room. He jumped on his toes nervously.
“U-uh! Do you need me to get anything? Or uh, just- Uh!” He stammered, scooting back from the nursery.

Frostpetal looked at Antpaw desperately "Harewhisker...find Harewhisker" she cried, not wanting to be alone. Forget the stick, she could live without a stick, she needed her mate.

((and if he runs into Dash instead ohwell xD))

"Like this." Harewhisker kept his voice at a normal volume, but he kept calm so Swiftstar would feel the same. Very carefully, Harewhisker turned around in the tunnel, a trick he had gotten used to doing. It dirtied his pelt more, but he didn't really care. "It's a push and pull motion." He did it in front of Swiftstar so the tom could feel it in the tunnel before he moved his paw to Swiftstar's so mimic the motion with Swiftstar's paw. "You dig into the ground beneath you by pulling it toward you then you push it into the wall of the tunnel."

Dashclaw was padding back into camp after standing guard on Outlook Rock for a while. He flicked his ear when he noticed the commotion by the nursery. What was going on?

Swiftstar nodded, and tried to duplicate the motion that his mentor was showing him. His paws were shaky though, and he couldn't quite dig the dirt like Harewhisker had. "How..ungh...do you get so much?" he grunted as he tried to dig more. The idea of the tunnel collapsing toyed at the back of his mind, what if he did something wrong? He had lives to spare, but Harewhisker didn't.

"Gah! Sorry!" Antpaw exclaimed sheepishly, before his eyes flashed with worry again. "I was talking with Frostpetal and all of a sudden she started wailing! I think she's having her kits, and Dawnshadow told me to find a stick and Frostpetal told me to find Harewhisker but I don't think I'll be able to find either of those things at this rate, and then I ran into you, and I'm not sure how much that'll help, but-...I don't know what to do, I've never had kits before!" Antpaw ranted nervously. "Is she going to be okay?" He pleaded.