Training

[~Ravenpaw~]

Brokeneyes padded back into camp quietly after hunting, he slipped past everyone who was there and threw his fresh-kill onto the pile. He groaned angrily, not really caring why he was made, his twisted green eyes looked around camp. Brokeneyes searched for his apprentice, he had wanted to start training early but had to wait because his apprentice was not awake yet. "We will have to work on that" he grumbled to himself, he sat down his deep brown pelt was slightly matted from his hunting trip. He didn't care to fix it though, he also didn't bother to run up to the apprentices den and grab his apprentice and go training, instead he sat there waiting once more.

[flameh]

Bright golden amber eyes blinked open in the darkness of the den. They peered out into camp and noticed the amount of light in the clearing. I slept in she thought and she got up from her nest. Emberpaw shook moss from her amber pelt as she picked her way out of the den. She emerged in the clearing and stretched. She noticed her mentor and hurried over to him. Her long legs tangled with each other and she was sent sprawling in front of her mentor. "Morning" she said, looking up at her mentor embaressed.

[~Ravenpaw~]

Brokeneyes stared down at Emberpaw, "You are late" he snapped, he looked her over before getting up, "Let's go" he said padding out of camp again, he looked backa t see if Emberpaw was following.

((Sorry for the short post I have to go))

[flameh]

Emberpaw disentagled her limbs and got up. She shook the dirt and leaves from her short pelt. "Sorry" she mewed. She hurried after her mentor, she could almost hear the impending insults of her brothers.

[~Ravenpaw~]

((Sorry I had to go to bed early I have exams this week))

Brokeneyes nodded, and padded out of camp to the training area, he sat down and sighed, how did he end up with such a perky apprentice, he rolled his twisted green eyes not wanting to think about that anymore. He turned back to Emberpaw who was rushing after him, he folded back his ears holding his head at eye level for a normal sized warrior, which meant he was towering over the apprentice slightly. "We shall start with hunting" He annouced almost grumbling it. "Show me what you know" he muttered at her.

[flameh]

Emberpaw caught up with her mentor at the training hollow. Had he said hunting? she thought to herself [/i]that's my worse skill.[/i] She took a deep breath and got into her awkward crouch. Her long lanky legs and large paws made it hard for her to do a proper crouch. She was usually to high off the ground, like this time or in a bad pouncing position.

((I understand, I have exams too))

[~Ravenpaw~]

Brokeneyes watched her quietly, the look in his eyes gave off that of a 'are you serious' look, her growled slightly, "Try to get down lower" He said, demostrating himself, he crouched low to the ground, not so much so that his belly touched the ground, but high enough so he wouldn't be seen, or caught in a downwind. "If you are to high, your prey will see you or scent you if you get stuck in a downwind, and if you are to low you could get stuck or not move fast enough to catch it when you pounce." he added afterwards.

[flameh]

Emberpaw absorbed her mentors words. Always the same things she thought to herself. "Okay" she mewed. She lowered herself a bit more, being careful not to tangle her long limbs. The hunting crouch was one of the most difficult things for her to do.

[~Ravenpaw~]

Brokeneyes nodded, he always liked getting the more difficult things done first, it made everything else alot easier. "Better" he commented looking at Emberpaw, "Could improve a bit more though" he added after. "Now try to pounce" He mewed.

[flameh]

Emberpaw smiled at the compliment. She took a deep breath, here goes nothing she thought to herself. She bunched her hind muscles and pounced, well it was supposed to be a pounce. She ended up in a heap a few tail lengths away, her limbs had tangled when she landed.

[~Ravenpaw~]

Brokeneyes snorted at her attempt, "Emberpaw you are getting yourself in knots" He meowed not trying to relate to the fact her limps got tangled, "A pounce should be free flowing, and swift, able to move gently and feel your muscles move with it" He commented, "You are just a tangled mess right now" he snorted again.

[flameh]

"Sorry" she mewed. She untangled herself and sat up. She took a deep breath before crouching again. Remember stay low she reminded herself. She rested on her haunches, bunched her muscles and pounced. This attempt was good until she tumbled at the end. She got back to her paws shaking the leaves from her amber pelt. So much for making my father proud she thought to herself.

[~Ravenpaw~]

Brokeneyes watched Emberpaw, he noted that she was having troubles landed but other then that it was a good attempt. "Getting better" he commented, "Practice makes perfect, if you keep practicing you'll get it right" He said, watching her quietly, "Try one more time then you can have a break" he said.

[flameh]

Emberpaw smiled. She had finally done something good. "Okay" she mewed cheerfully. She repositioned herself in her hunter's crouch. She bunched her hind muscles and lept. She managed to land gracefully aside from a tiny slip of her paw.

[~Ravenpaw~]

Brokeneyes watched her quietly he nodded, "Good" he said, "Now like I said you can have a break, but after that we are going to try to catch a mouse or something alright?" He muttered, looking at Emberpaw, he sat down his twisted green eyes had a look of amusment in them, he folded back his ears and looked away around at the pine forest, he licked his muzzle ready for the hunt.