Forest
Frost-kissed fur hides a fiery spirit
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The morning's training still hummed in Rimepaw's limbs as she crouched at the edge of the Side Stream. The water was cool and clear, rippling around smooth stones and flirting flashes of silver every so often. She eyed them coolly, wondering if she could potentially become a better fisher than a soggy-pelted RiverClanner.
She paused mid drink to glance at her reflection. Her whiskers were damp and fur slightly mussed from sparring. Odd eyes bright despite the drill. "I almost had you on that last move..." She muttered between laps, not looking up yet. "If I hooked your shoulder instead of pushing, you would've gone down."
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Cottonbright, ♀ Anxious Senior Warrior
Nettleplume, ♂ Cynical Medicine Cat
Merryaster, ♀ Insightful Warrior
Otterwhisker, ♀ Adventurous Elder
Tangleloon, ♂ Whimsical Elder
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Bravesong, ♂ Gracious Elder
Leopardrose, ♀ Striving Warrior
Wildcry, ♀ Fierce Elder
Rimekit, ♀ Rowdy kit
FROM WINDCLAN:
Cloudflare, ♂ Suave Senior Warrior
Barleyswipe, ⚧ Ornery Elder
Heatherpaw, ♀ Sincere Apprentice
Smokekit , ♂ Assured Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Palestar, ♀ Stern Leader
Honeyglow, ♂ Reserved Elder
Emberdust, ♀ Artless Warrior
Duskmantle, ♂ Opportunistic Warrior
FROM WHITEHART & BEYOND:
Ahryndae, ♀ Princess of Camelot
Lelouch Von Noon, ♂ Marquess of Noon Cattery
Kosmo, ♂ Visionary Feral
Montgomery (Monty), ♂ Sentimental Semi-Feral
Tree
Wrentalon shook a few stray drops of stream water from his whiskers. His muscles burned a little with the morning's work out, but not in an unpleasant way. His apprentice had once again brought out his own best efforts. He wondered perhaps if, once she was fully grown and fully trained, he'd have to work himself to keep up with her.
"Good looking out," he replied. "That's especially useful with cats bigger than you. Not many cats expect to be pulled rather than pushed, either."
He flexed his shoulder where she'd struck him, the light ghost of the impact still just barely hanging on. "You've got a good awareness on how to move, though. A few of those hits would've definitely sent me running if I were an enemy. Do you have a couple more rounds in you?"
Forest
Frost-kissed fur hides a fiery spirit
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Rimepaw's ears flicked at the praise, but she tried not to let it swell her head - at least too obviiously. She rose from the stream giving one forepaw a brisk shake before stretching long through her spine, claws flexing into the damp soil before bouncing back on her toes, proper and battle ready.
"A couple more?" A laugh erupted from her, brisk and barking. "I could go all day."
She rolled her shoulders to test out her muscles. Being young and youthful had its perks. "Even if I'm sore tomorrow. I like this part better than nest-making or wall-checking, don't you?"
From the open woods on ThunderClan's side the breeze shifted, bringing with it an unknown scent. It came faint at first an unfamiliar, non-ThunderClan smell. It's foriegn musk might have been remembered from the corpse of a murdered warrior. Of a dam stolen.
Rimepaw was a bit slow to notice as she tried to shuffle around some paw placement to warm up for their next bout.
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Cottonbright, ♀ Anxious Senior Warrior
Nettleplume, ♂ Cynical Medicine Cat
Merryaster, ♀ Insightful Warrior
Otterwhisker, ♀ Adventurous Elder
Tangleloon, ♂ Whimsical Elder
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Bravesong, ♂ Gracious Elder
Leopardrose, ♀ Striving Warrior
Wildcry, ♀ Fierce Elder
Rimekit, ♀ Rowdy kit
FROM WINDCLAN:
Cloudflare, ♂ Suave Senior Warrior
Barleyswipe, ⚧ Ornery Elder
Heatherpaw, ♀ Sincere Apprentice
Smokekit , ♂ Assured Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Palestar, ♀ Stern Leader
Honeyglow, ♂ Reserved Elder
Emberdust, ♀ Artless Warrior
Duskmantle, ♂ Opportunistic Warrior
FROM WHITEHART & BEYOND:
Ahryndae, ♀ Princess of Camelot
Lelouch Von Noon, ♂ Marquess of Noon Cattery
Kosmo, ♂ Visionary Feral
Montgomery (Monty), ♂ Sentimental Semi-Feral
Tree
Wrentalon grinned at his apprentice's eagerness. "Well, we don't want to push you too hard." He flexed his paws again as she readied herself, and took a few strides away from the stream, just in case. No use in getting soaked through if they got too wild.
"Alright," he said, "this time, definitely try that hook move, and I'll--" He paused, a scent in the air hitting his nose. It was faint, but it was certainly there. And it made his hackles rise. He raised his tail slightly to signal silence, something he'd taught Rimepaw back when they first began battle training.
Carefully, paws silent, he tried to find the source of the scent.
Forest
Frost-kissed fur hides a fiery spirit
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Rimepaw may have been slow to pick up the scent, but when she did the hairs along her spine spiked with seething aggression. Not only was a stranger on their land but they were interupting thier training session! She'd send them packing whoever they were - The corner of her eyes caught the tail signal and Rimepaw frowned over at her mentor.
Ears flicked back as she followed, nostrils picking up the stranger's scent as they passed an old oak with flayed bark. It was stronger now. Head ducked and posture angled like a wild cat Rimepaw's gaze narrowed on a stocky scarred tortie snacking on stolen prey - a mangled bluebird.
Only there was a half eaten vole a few fox lengths away too! It didn't take a genius to put together the pieces from the stories she had heard spoken aloud or in secret. They had the element of surprise - Rimepaw wouldn't wait for the rogue to notice them.
With a flying leap and a few well placed kicks, Rimepaw was on Gemini in a flurry of claws and yowls. Two on one with the advantage of striking first gave her the courage - and perhaps recklessness - to attack!
Gemini whirled when weight sank into her shoulder, hissing madly as her claws swiped a shaking arc of fury, catching the whip like length of Rimepaw's tail but the apprentice barely noticed. She and Wrentalon could do it...They could bring this horrible rogue down if they tried!
FROM RIVERCLAN:
Cottonbright, ♀ Anxious Senior Warrior
Nettleplume, ♂ Cynical Medicine Cat
Merryaster, ♀ Insightful Warrior
Otterwhisker, ♀ Adventurous Elder
Tangleloon, ♂ Whimsical Elder
FROM THUNDERCLAN:
Bravesong, ♂ Gracious Elder
Leopardrose, ♀ Striving Warrior
Wildcry, ♀ Fierce Elder
Rimekit, ♀ Rowdy kit
FROM WINDCLAN:
Cloudflare, ♂ Suave Senior Warrior
Barleyswipe, ⚧ Ornery Elder
Heatherpaw, ♀ Sincere Apprentice
Smokekit , ♂ Assured Kit
FROM SHADOWCLAN:
Palestar, ♀ Stern Leader
Honeyglow, ♂ Reserved Elder
Emberdust, ♀ Artless Warrior
Duskmantle, ♂ Opportunistic Warrior
FROM WHITEHART & BEYOND:
Ahryndae, ♀ Princess of Camelot
Lelouch Von Noon, ♂ Marquess of Noon Cattery
Kosmo, ♂ Visionary Feral
Montgomery (Monty), ♂ Sentimental Semi-Feral
Tree
Wrentalon crept forward with an urgency as his apprentice moved with him, almost as if they were sharing the same thoughts. Memories flashed in his mind--a corpse, his dam's, littered with that scent--they all began to open up again.
Their attacks launched simultaneously, with Wrentalon angling to flank the rogue. He ducked his head out of the way of her swiping paw, letting out a low growl from the back of his throat. As Rimepaw took her on from one side, Wrentalon swiped at the rogue's face, claws fully extended. He intended to leave a scar--if this truly was the rogue that killed members of his clan, he wanted to make sure she wouldn't forget.
He stayed in front of the rogue, paws flying and teeth bared, intending to keep as much of her attention on him as possible.
