Don't Fall Asleep [SC Day Watch]

Hedgepaw squinted at the sun's brightness, blinking rapidly to try and get the spots from her eyes. She couldn't look directly at the sun--she knew that from experience. But she still wasn't used to how bright and colorful daytime was. It was a lot of things for her senses to notice all at once. The sky so light and blue, the shades of camp so much lighter in hue, the sounds of the forest being so alive. It was nearly too much. But if she had to stay awake all day today, then at least she got to do it with Fernpaw. She turned and smiled at her brother, regarding him through her half-closed green eyes. "This reminds me of when we snuck out of the nursery one morning," she said with a smile. "When you wanted to find out where the frogs went. Do you still think they're hiding from the other Clans? Or do you have a different theory now?" Her voice was quiet, since she didn't want to wake up any of the sleeping cats. Especially not Mamma--she needed her rest. "Oh. And how has training been with Mamma? I'm kinda jealous you get to spend so much more time with her. I bet she's the bestest mentor." She flicked an ear. "Wait--it's 'best,' not 'bestest,' right? I can never remember."

Hedgepaw pouted a little bit. Obviously she knew that Pineblossom was the best mentor, but Fernpaw didn't have to rub it in. He didn't mean to, though, did he? He just said things that were true, and Mamma was the best, it was true. So her annoyance fizzled before it could really bear fruit. She grinned though at the mention of her own mentor. "Quillsplash is really cool! He's a little bit frowny and stoic, but he's nice anyway and he's super good at teaching. Everything he says makes sense. He even taught me how do do a hunting crouch; look!" In demonstration she suddenly got up from her sitting position, getting into the posture that was now almost routine from how much she'd been practicing it. Paws mostly under her, tail out flat instead of sticking up straight, level and low to the ground and stealthy. Then she shook out her fur and sat back down, eyes gleaming. "Pretty good, huh? I'm okay at catching prey, not the bestest--sorry--best, but I'm a lot better when he corrects me. I think he said we were gonna work on battling next." Her ears twitched in excitement. "I've never been good at that so I hope he teaches it good, but he seems like he'd be good at claws 'n stuff. What's Mamma taught you so far? Lots, I bet!"