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     Intrigued, the tom sat down and wrapped his tail around his paws. "What do you have to tell me, dear?" he asked gently, his warm amber eyes looking into hers. He was tired and wanted to sleep after all of the hunting, but he put Juniperleap first every time. It was quite amusing, as Cardinalwing was strong about his views on things, but instantly reconsidered whenever Juniperleap voiced her concerns. The ginger tom truly loved her, not in blind admiration, but how she made him a better warrior, a better cat, overall. Ever since the two had become mates, he had become more patient. His acceptance of outsiders, however, needed to be worked on, but he would manage.

     "Ready you two?" she meowed as Crowpaw stepped beside Sweetpaw. "Crowpaw, I expect you to help Sweetpaw a lot. You two will be partners and while I'll explain, feel free to give her tips. I know you can be a great hunter if you try." the SkyClan leader told the black she-cat. She hoped it would motivate her to actually try for this session. Crowpaw was lazy and got irritable about training when she felt unmotivated, so it would be hard to get her properly going if she simply stuck around and watched. Blizzardstar flashed a look of concern at Sweetpaw, hoping she'd manage this session as well. After the death of Nightpaw, she had been busy trying to get a plan together to avenge the medicine cat apprentice. That left Sweetpaw to do her chores and miss out on valuable training. Blizzardstar secretly promised that after their victory, she'd take her apprentice out every day. She liked Sweetpaw and thought she was a good apprentice. She hoped her apprentice liked her as well. Blizzardstar gave a nod to Bumblesting and motioned for the cats to follow her. "Crowpaw, why don't you show Sweetpaw how to hunt in the trees?"

     Sighing, the apprentice nodded and leaped into the nearest tree. She she climbed upwards, she began to slow down and sneak around every branch and leaf. Blizzardstar narrated her climb with instructions on how to climb a tree. Crowpaw did slip once, misplacing her step and Blizzardstar took the opportunity to swiftly explain how to catch yourself. Crowpaw grunted and dug into the branch, maneuvering herself closer to the tree itself and climbed back onto the base of the branch. She shook herself and looked down at her little patrol. Crowpaw gave a nod and leaped forward again, gaining more speed. She stopped when she scented a squirrel and pushed herself towards the base of the maple. Her amber eyes could see the prey easily. She slowly balanced herself and climbed up to another branch. The squirrel stopped its munching and froze, then sniffed the air for the apprentice. However, Crowpaw was like a shadow and reached forward to smack the squirrel against the base, stunning it as she jumped up once again and quickly delivered a bite. Below, Blizzardstar witnessed the hunt and furrowed her brow in confusion. "I don't remember that being taught to me." she said as she eyed Bumblestripe.

     Crowpaw grabbed her catch and began her descent down. Once she was on the ground again she dropped the squirrel in front of Sweetpaw. "Sorry that wasn't the proper technique, the damn thing saw me for a moment and I had to stun in. If it was closer to the base of the maple, I would have slammed my paw down on it to stun it." she mewed before sighing about Blizzardstar giving a small lecture on how to hunt a squirrel. "I know I hunt them weirdly, but it works! Besides, Sweetpaw may have learned a new technique!" Crowpaw exclaimed, trying to save her hide.

     "Hey Mudfur! Blizzardstar and I caught a loner. She had to attend training, though. His name is Luka. We're supposed to watch him until Blizzardstar decides about what to do with him." she informed the younger warrior. "Want to help me watch him?" Applefrost asked as she motioned for Luka to go on into camp. "We can show him around. I think he'll be here for a while!" the warrior cheerily mewed. "Let's show him the rockpile first!" Applefrost exclaimed and bounded away.

                   {Camp & ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 }

                 Mudfur looked at the new comer with narrowed eyed. He obviously didn't want to be here, and  Mudfur assumed that he had gotten himself in trouble, and that's why he was here. He could relate, for he himself had once been brought in and given the "grand tour", being watched like a hawk. His fur prickeled as he wondered if this cat was a threat to Skyclan, not knowing anything about him. After looking Luka up and down, Mudfur rose to his paws and followed Applefrost. Her excitement was contageous, her smile leaving a copy of itself on Mudfur. He couldn't help but feel cheerful as he padded through camp, following after to the large rockpile. "Luka. The  Rockpile is a pile of rocks where us warriors bring the prey we've caught. It is also used, as well as the Skyrock, when Blizzardstar want to make announcements." Mudfur motioned to the large pile of rocks with his long fluffy tail, his eyes darting between Applefrost and Luka. He made sure to stay close to the outsider, not wanting the cat to try anything silly.

     His jaw dropped and the tom could only stare at his lovely mate. Squeaks came from hsi throat as he tried to form words. "W-We're going to have kits.." he mewed, sounding quite shocked. He looked at his paws, shaking his head as his mouth remained open. He looked up at Juniperleap again and pushed himself into her pelt. Cardinalwing nuzzled and purred loudly, ecstatic about the news. "Let's get you a nice nest in the nursery. I want to make sure you have the perfect one! I'll catch you your favorite prey everyday. Oh I wonder how many we'll have!" he rambled on, looking proud.

     Applefrost sighed and looked at Luka. "At least try to act like you're interested. Maybe then Blizzardstar won't have your pelt ripped off." she mewed with a look of disappointment. She looked at Mudfur. "Let's show him the warriors den. He can rest in my nest. I hope Ashenthroat won't get angry about it." Applefrost suggested before padding towards the direction of it. "We'll tell you more about us there."

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Brindlebriar

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       { Forest & 𝚌𝚊𝚛'𝚊'𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚗 }    

Dovespeck eyed her apprentice warily as he clung to the branches of the tree. He seemed to have everything under control, and his quick check of surrounds let Dovespeck know that he had fully assessed the situation around him, leaving him with only one task left; to kill the bird.  As she watched the young tom swiftly and quietly creep up on the young blackbird, killing it swiftly, she rose to her paws. 
"Very well!" she purred lightly as Foxpaw greeted her with the kill at the base of the tree. " Your technique was perfect, and your form was nearly flawless." She licked the young toms ear, letting him know how proud of him she was. "The only  thing you need to be careful for is hiding yourself. You were up wind. I am kind of surprised the bird didn't smell you before he saw you." Dovespeck dug a small hole in the ground and motioned for the apprentice to bury the catch there, leaving a little marker to remind her to pick it up on their way back to camp. "But nonetheless, you got this bird, and that's what counts."  She flashed a smile at her apprentice, wanting to be encouraging.
She lifted her head towards the sky and drank in the air around her once more, for she desired to watch Foxpaw kill another. She perked her ears at the light rustling of bushes a few steps away from them. He looked back at  foxpaw and motioned with a little movement of  her head to let him know he could continue, and she would follow.

     {Forest   &    Morticat }

Frostpaw shuffled her paws in nervousness. Although she was good at climbing trees, hunting in theme was completely different. She flashed Spiderpaw a nervous glance and rose to her paws. "Lets  get going then, shall we?" She huffed, her voice shaking.  As she lead the way out of the safety of the training hollow and into the chilly forest, her mind began to race, her heart picking up speed. What if Leopardcloud had chosen this because she knew she wasn't good at it and wanted to prove that she wasn't capable of being a warrior? Frostpaw had to shove those thoughts out of her head for the time being. Right now she needed to find some prey to sink her teeth into. 

Frostpaw slightly opened her mouth to drink in the cold bitter air around her. She perked her ears at the sound of squirrel nails scratching the bark of the large oak in front of her. She slid out her claws and padded silently over to the tree. As she dug her claws into one of the roots that jutted out of the ground, she began to gracefully lift herself up to the first branch. Pausing, she listened for the squirrel that she had heard moments ago, wanting to find its position before it found her.

She lowered her white self onto the branch and slowly glided forwards, the squirrel only a few lengths above her on a higher branch. She planned to climb a little higher on the trunk of the tree, then light upon the squirrel, bringing to her mentor. As she swiftly and silently moved up to the tree and onto the little tree branch where the squirrel was, Frostpaw suddenly remembered Leopardcloud's warning. "if a branch starts to feel unsafe or starts cracking, jump down to a lower branch immediately and do not risk it,"
She lightly pressed her paws onto the tree, ready to spring back if necessary. Though the branch was on the thinner side, it didn't crackle under Frostpaw's light weight, after all, she was pretty small.

Frostpaw decided it was safe enough to stalk the squirrel that was now in front of her. As soon as she was close enough to the squirrel, she rose on her haunches and pounced,her paws leaving the tree without a sound. She was to land squarely on the squirrels shoulders, only to find the branch had snapped and she was falling to the ground. 

                     [    Training Hollow & 【 ᵗʷᶦˡᶦᵍʰᵗ 】 & ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁  & Sand ]

Boulderpaw rolled his eyes at how dramatic his Mentor was making out to be. He twitched his tail in stifled amusement and shook his head. "If you say so, oh great and wise one." He really enjoyed taunting his mentor, though he didn't do it all the time. Yes, Boulderpaw was a jokester, but he knew his place and he knew when enough was enough. "I'll tart looking right away." With those words barely out of his mouth, he was already to his paws and on the mission to find these other cats. "Badgerpaw! Brambleheart!" The young grey and white tom called for the mentor and apprentice, letting his voice ring maybe a little too loud. 

 

    
M U D F U R
    

 

       [  Camp & ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 & 𝚌𝚊𝚛'𝚊'𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚗 ]

Mudfur rolled his eyes at Lukas attitude. It was very obvious that the cat had little to no desire to be in Skyclan camp at the moment, but he could at least be grateful that they hadn't killed him. Skyclan had been nothing but nice, offering him a place to sleep, food to eat, and water to drink. And, as Applefrost had mentioned, Blizzardstar hadn't completely clawed off his pelt. Not yet anyway.   

As the three cats neared the warriors den, Mudfur let Apple and Luka take the lead. "This is obviously the warriors den, but I suppose you don't need me to reiterate that. " Mudfur motioned with his tail to the entrance of the den to where he would be staying. "Applefrost, of you want, I can make another nest for you later." The young tom offered, his paws itching to get away from Luka already.

He had only been with him for a few minutes, but with the toms negative and sou gratitude towards everything, Mudfur couldn't help but feel weighted down. He was slightly perplexed at how good Applefrost was keeping her composure and maintaining a happy spirit about her. Mudfur felt a slight pang of envy in the pit of his stomach at the realization that he had never been one to stay so happy. 
  

     "I-I.." he stuttered, unsure of what to think as she rubbed her head under his chin. Closing his eyes, the tom gave a sigh. "Alright. Though please don't get yourself in trouble. I'd prefer if you'd only hunt, but I won't put restrictions on you." Cardinalwing meowed. He pulled away and gave her a lick on the head. "How far along are you?" the ginger warrior asked his mate.
     The Clan had been without kits for a few moons. Juniperleap expecting was something that would excite their Clanmates. He wanted to be there on every patrol to protect her, but he couldn't force her behind him all the time. While she was his mate, she was her own cat, too. He respected that and wanted to honor it despite wanting what was best for their first litter.

     When they reached the den, Applefrost politely motioned for Luka to step inside. She acted as if she hadn't heard Mudfur's offer, as she didn't want to offend the loner with them. She stepped into the den, and motioned to where her nest was. "It should be comfortable. Are you hungry or do you need some poppy seeds so you can sleep? I promise you we won't hurt you. If anything, you may be escorted back to the twolegplace." Applefrost informed Luka and looked at Mudfur. A flash of concern light up her eyes, but quickly faded away as she put on another cheery face. "I can't remember how we got here, but for many generations, SkyClan has been in the gorge. It's a wonderful place, besides Badger and his gang, but we like it here. We're free to do as we please as long as it's under the warrior code." the tortoiseshell meowed as she looked around the dusty den and sat on her haunches. At the end of her small explanation, she looked Luka. "Anything specific you want to know?"

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ʀᴀɪɴʟᴇᴀғ 🍁 ; Brindlebriar ; dou

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