|☾ ☼ ϟ ≈ Skyclan: The Resilient and Tough |☾ ☼ ϟ ≈ ☁| ☼

Briarpatch sat up straight, peering over where Luckykit was sprawled out of the ground. Her ears turned back, jostling Chevrilkit in the nest.

Snailkit jumped down from Flarestorm's back, standing dejectedly at Luckykit's side. "Come on, you can get up."

Luckykit rolled off his back, shaking out his pelt as he got reoriented. "I'm okay, just slipped." he mumbled, now embarrassed that he wasn't able to hold on like his sisters were. "I ruined the game."

Luckykit struggled to his paws with the help of Birdkit, he smiled softly at his sister, touching his nose to her cheek in thanks. "Okay, we can try again."

Snailkit's ears perked right back up, she ran back to Flarestorm's side, clambering up to his back before he could even crouch down.

Briarpatch relaxed once she saw Luckykit standing again, seemingly uninjured. She brushed her tail over Chervilkit's back soothing, murmuring a soft apology to him.

Luckykit took a deep breath before scrambling onto Flarestorm's back again with the help of his father and Birdkit. Snailkit even reached out to steady him with her tail when he reached the top.

Snailkit maneuvered to the side, motioning toward the spot in between Flarestorm's shoulder blades. "Stand there, I think it will be easier for you."

Sunpaw nodded her head, a determined look replacing her earlier excitement, “I’m ready for anything at this point.” She purred, looking over at her mentor.

“Shall we get started then?” Shadowmask asked, looking at the others. “Should we split up or stick together in small groups? I don’t like the idea of sending them off completely on their own.” She suggested, flicking her ear uneasily.

Warblerpaw kneaded the grass beneath his paws for a moment, betraying his excitement. He quickly settled, though, filled with determination for the task set before him.

(Howdy!)

Buzzardfall nodded once, looking amongst the apprentices and offering. "Warblerpaw and Sunpaw, perhaps, in the first group, and Coldpaw, Fallpaw, and Firepaw in the second group. The first group can start at the nest yards to the left, and the second group can start at the nest yards to the right. Sound good?" She offered, surprisingly serious for the assessments.

Plumwillow smirked. "Ah. If only there was an even six apprentices. No matter. Sunpaw and Warblerpaw will make a great team." She purred.

Sunpaw gave Warblerpaw a friendly smile as she was paired up with him before looking back at Plumwillow and the others, “I’m sure we will! In fact, I bet we’ll catch the most prey here!” She purred, a competitive glint shining in her eyes as she looked over at her siblings.

Firepaw rolled his eyes at his sister’s boasting, “Right. Can we just get started already?” He asked, looking at Buzzardfall.

Shadowmask gave a flick of her ear and nodded in agreement, “Sounds like a plan. Let’s get going then.” She mewed, looking at the five apprentices. “Alright. You heard Buzzardfall. Get going and we’ll follow behind you.”

"Let's crush 'em," Warblerpaw mewed to Sunpaw quietly, mirroring her competitive energy. He nodded once to Plumwillow, padding towards the nests on the left, flicking his tail to Sunpaw.

"All right," he started. "Do you want to start separately or together? I'm leaning more towards separately first, myself."

Birdkit squealed with delight as she held onto her father's pelt, trying her best to hold tight enough that Luckykit wouldn't fall if he pushed up against her.

Basilpaw flicked rain water from his paws as he watched his mother and sister talking. He gave a small sigh, though his face was knowing and faintly humored. Quickwing had seemed to be keen on going out with the assessment patrol, though Basilpaw assumed it had more to do with how much Plumwillow seemed to like his mentor. It was cute, really. At his side, Wingpaw was snoring loudly as he slept in his nest, sprawled out and taking up the entire shallow hollow of his nest.

Specklepaw pawed at Basilpaw's shoulder, looking at him curiously, "What are you smiling at?"

Shadespots reached around Specklepaw to touch her nose to the top of Basilpaw's head, murmuring a soft and warm "hello".

Specklepaw flicked her tail in interest, "She did? Well, how did Quickwing take it? She always seems so nervous around Plumwillow." she mewed with a giggle.

Shadespots gave an amused snort as she listened to the two apprentices gossip, settling down to groom the water out of her fur beside them.

“You kidding? Quickwing didn’t even have to say anything besides hello for Plumwillow to start spluttering.” Basilpaw chuckled lightly, moving to groom his ears. “She totally likes Quickwing.”

Plumwillow had slipped quickly into a crevice made from the edge of a trimmed bush and the fence line. Watching Warblerpaw, she grinned at his quick catch. This would be as easy as breathing, she knew that much.

One piece of prey down, Warblerpaw laid the robin below the trimmed bushes lining the fence near the feeder. He pondered lingering around the area to see if more birds showed up or even a squirrel, but a more tantalizing scent drew his attention.

He followed the unfamiliar scent along the fence, towards the front of the twoleg nest. Beneath a flowering, sweet-smelling bush, a mouse was nibbling on some strange blue seeds. The scent he'd picked up was sweet and tangy, unlike anything he'd smelled before.

Warblerpaw hesitated, but looking at how fat and occupied the mouse was...

He killed the rodent swiftly, wrinkling his nose at the tang its blood had. He ignored it, figuring it was just the smell of the blue seeds interfering. Carrying the mouse back to where the robin was, he laid it on top of the bird, trying to fight the way his mouth watered at the sight of some of its blood falling onto the feathers.

The gold tom shook his head, refocusing on his assessment and looking around the yard for Sunpaw.

The assessment has started, right now they’re doing the first part of the hunting portion in Twolegplace and then will move back into SkyClan territory to finish the rest of the hunting portion. They broke up into small groups, Warblerpaw with Sunpaw, while Firepaw, Fallpaw and Coldpaw are in the other group. Right now they’re looking for prey in the yards of the twoleg nests ^.^)