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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 15:30:25 GMT -5
Frightstar watched his apprentice with surprise. He suddenly purred, pride filling him. "You are learning. I expected a fight, but you did what I do: You calmed yourself down." Frightstar sighed and sat down. "Perhaps I overreacted, but it is only because I was like you are now. I was a terrible apprentice, arrogant and stubborn, and I would never listen. I was well past ten moons when I became a warrior because I wouldn't do as my mentors said." He glanced at Caterpillarpaw. "I don't want you to end up like I did. You could be a leader; I see much of myself in you." He sighed. "I don't want you to fail where I failed."
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 7, 2007 15:32:27 GMT -5
Caterpillarpaw perked up at the words about leader. He was not an ambitious and power hungry cat, but it was very exciting. "Really? Leader?" He asked, beginning to get very hyper.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 15:37:40 GMT -5
Frightstar's eyes widened adn he grimaced. Was it not good to fill him up with more, yet true, compliments? "Yes. If you listen and try hard enough, you could become leader." He scoffed. "I mean, I became leader after I listened to my mentors. I'm the best fighter in the clan, have common sense, and know how to act in pressured situations. You could be like that too. Just don't act...like you were." Frightstar rolled his eyes when he realized something. "Lionpaw isnt helping you at all, is he? He's such a lazy cat."
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 7, 2007 15:40:12 GMT -5
"No, Lionpaw usually sleeps." He laughed. "And ok, I'll do whatever you tell me to." He mewed eagerly.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 15:50:58 GMT -5
Frightstar nodded. "Good. Now yesterday, you caught a rabbit. When you hunt rabbits, you must quick and patient (Is that spelled wrong? XD). Otherwise you will never get to eat. They have great hearing and are very fast, so every step you make must be planned. Corner it, make it trip, you must always be two steps ahead." He said, seeing a pair of bunny ears pop up in a grassy field beside them. "There's one in that field over there. Try to catch it, or you oculd even scare it towards me, so I can kill it." He chuckled. "They are cursed with the lack of intelligence when they are scared. That is where we prevail."
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 7, 2007 15:54:00 GMT -5
"Mk." Caterpillarpaw whispered as he prowled forward. He steered towards a log, so the rabbit would be cornered, or trip over it. He stalked the hare, and it began to bound forward. It got to the log, and stopped, staring firghtfully at Caterpillarpaw as it tried to scurry away. Caterpillarpaw was all too quick. He leapt on the rabbit and killed it. He padded up to Frightstar, and set it at his paws.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 15:58:08 GMT -5
"Exactly how it should be done!" Frightstar nudged his apprentice heartily and saw him stumble. "See what gets done when you listen?" He laughed and poked the rabbit. "Well planned. Now, with birds, it is different. They can fly, as we cats obviously can't. They move around a lot, and because of our territory, there are not very many hiding spots. Luckily, not many birds come here. But, some do land if they find a berry bush. You must creep up on it, making sure you are out of sight, hearing, and scent. The key is hiding and stealth." He looked around. A few birds were in the sky, but nothing had landed. "We can try that out when there's actually a bird."
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 7, 2007 16:00:43 GMT -5
"Wait! Watch what I learned on my own." He purred, and found a tree. he climbed up it, and watched. Soon enough, a bird landed on a nearby branch. The apprentice shook the branch, and the bird took off. Caterpillarpaw leapt, catching the bird in midflight, and brrung it down. He killed the bird, and smiled at Frightstar. "I caught a Kestral, see?" he purred.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 16:06:09 GMT -5
Frightstar blinked. "Hm. Wow." He mewed. "That was...good." He said, impressed. "I haven't seen any cat that crazy in a while," he told his apprentice, hiding his smirk.
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 7, 2007 16:08:17 GMT -5
"It doesn't matter how crazy it is. Kestrals are a rare delicacy!" He mewed, puffing out his small chest in pride.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 16:17:20 GMT -5
Frightstar covered up his snicker by clearing his throat. "Of course." Shakning his head, he continued. "What do you think you would do to catch, say, a mouse or vole?"
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 7, 2007 16:19:30 GMT -5
"But birds taste better!" Protested the apprentice.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 16:30:08 GMT -5
Frightstar sat down and closed his eyes tightly. "StarClan grant me patience," he whispered. "I understand, oh quiet apprentice of mine, but not every cat in the clan likes birds. The clan comes first, you come second. It's the same for every clan cat."
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 7, 2007 16:33:05 GMT -5
Caterpillarpaw opened his mouth to protest, but closed it, catching himself. "Ok. But I'm not good with mouses. I'm good with birds, and rabbits." He mewed. "Could you teach me?" There was no sarcasm in his voice. This time, he was serious.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 16:55:36 GMT -5
Frightstar nodded. "Sure, but first we have to find some." He listened for any movement. "Do you hear anything?"
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 7, 2007 16:59:26 GMT -5
Caterpillarpaw pricked his ears. "Scuffling. Over there." he mewed, pointing his tail. Sure enough, a while aways, sat a mouse.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 7, 2007 17:03:52 GMT -5
"Nice," his mentor whispered. He stalked forward, making sure the wind was blowing towards him and not to the mouse. Stepping silently, he neared the mouse and quickly pounced onto it. It struggled but he ended its life quickly. "Silence, speed, and stealth. That's what you need for basically any ground prey."
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 8, 2007 13:55:44 GMT -5
"But I'm clumsey, and loud." Mewed the apprentice, his head drooping.
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Post by Frighteh on Aug 8, 2007 14:01:43 GMT -5
Frightstar laughed. "That's why I'm your mentor! I teach you, you learn."
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Post by Flourishingstar on Aug 8, 2007 14:06:10 GMT -5
"OK!" He mewed enthusiastically. He moved into a hunters crouch, his butt wagging up in the air.
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