Emberpaws assessment

Specklefang paced and paced, her tail lashing with ever-increasing frustration. The constant stress making her paws itch, the need to move overwhelmingly. Thunderclan had been plagued with so much grief and death that it was suffocating her, and her clan-mates alongside her most likely. So what could so do about it? Well.. should give one young cat a mission that could change their life forever, or at least give them a day of happiness.

Where was she? Specklefang's gaze grew dark as she waited, she just wanted to get this over with. Whenever Emberpaw got off her high horse, she sent her on her way to hunt. Four pieces of prey, all of them had to be different.

Emberpaw regretted taking her time when she realized what her mentor had wanted her for. It was her assessment.

She did her best to move slowly, though her excitement made it a little harder. She kept up her - could you really call it sneaking? Probably not, but she kept up whatever it was she was doing, just barely slow and careful enough not to scare everything away, until she caught sight of a trio of birds in a nearby tree. She made her way towards them, climbing when she needed to - grateful for that one of her (in her opinion) few useful skills - trying to be truly careful for once, and pounced on the one in the middle. Unfortunately, she apparently disturbed an owl nesting in that particular tree. Despite her panic, she did manage to get back to ground level relatively unharmed, though she braced herself for injuries far worse than those she would likely have received from falling out of the tree.

The member 'Holly' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Hunting Dice' : 10

From the ground, Emberpaw attempted to assess the situation. The owl was up there, and she was down here, but the owl had one specific advantage that she did not - it could fly. Trying to think back to the techniques she had learned, a hint of an idea came to her. There wasn't any time to think it over, to see if it was a good idea - not that she was prone to thinking things over when situations weren't dire, anyway. Quickly, she climbed up a tree not far from the owl, and launched herself at the owl, taking it down to the ground with her.

Emberpaw used Leap-and-Hold on the Owl. The Owl is stunned for 2 turns.

The Owl is stunned and cannot attack.

TURN 1 END

Emberpaw is still using Leap-and-hold

The Owl is stunned and cannot attack.

TURN 2 END. The Owl is no longer stunned!

Owl: 38/50 HP|120/120 SP

Emberpaw: 20/20 HP|70/80 SP

The member 'Holly' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Effect Dice' : 6

As the owl struggled to escape her hold, Emberpaw tried to hold it down to no avail, but did manage to inflict some new injuries on it before it escaped. She had to admit, that fact was satisfying. Though she didn't quite notice in her satisfaction that it had flown up and was quickly heading down, towards her, and raked its talons over her. She hissed at the pain, and berated herself for not paying closer attention in her mind.

Emberpaw used Belly Rake on the Owl

The Owl used Talon Strike on Emberpaw

Owl: 31/50 HP|110/120 SP

Emberpaw: 10/20 HP|60/80 SP

Preparing herself to try this again, Emberpaw found another tree - on the opposite side of the one she had used last time - and began climbing quickly. She had to judge her distance very carefully this time, she knew - the fall would hurt regardless, but if she didn't bring the owl down to the ground this time she was done for. But there wasn't any time to hesitate right now. So, doing the only thing she really could, she jumped for it.

Emberpaw used Leap-and-Hold on the Owl. The Owl is stunned for two turns and cannot move.

The Owl is stunned.

TURN END

Emberpaw is using Leap-and-Hold

The Owl is stunned.

Owl: 19/50 HP|110/120 SP

Emberpaw: 10/20 HP|50/80 SP

TURN END. The Owl is no longer stunned.

The member 'Holly' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Effect Dice' : 4

Dear Starclan, I know I've been a horrible cat in the past, being the sole cause of most skirmishes, leaving my father to rot and be eaten by predators, breaking Blazingwings jaw, being a tyrant my to apprentices, but have mercy! Every time I step out of camp to give my apprentices an assessment they're attacked by something, and I've been doing good to them as of late... to everyone. Just let me rest for one day, I'm still recovering from that badger encounter!

Specklefang let herself rest as she saw Emberpaw tussle with the owl, having had it in a solid pin for a good while. But while she lost her grip, the owl struck and did an impressive amount of damage. Struggling to her paws, Specklefang swayed as everything seemed to fizzle away for a moment. Standing on all four paws was truly impressive with a broken tail and something going on with her head since the badger hit her pretty hard, she was really damaged. She should have had some other cat take her out for her assessment, but she was stupid and stubborn and didn't want to not do it herself.

It was weak, so maybe she could do this with minimal interference and have Emberpaw make the final blow; Leopardclaws lesson still rung through her head. Bursting out of the bushes, though it was without her usual energy, the usual power she had behind each and every strike. Specklefang's large paws slammed the owl back onto the ground, her maw pulled back in a snarl as she raised up her front paws and slammed down onto its wings cruelly, her gaze dazed as she defended her apprentice.

Specklefang used Jumping Strike, costing 12 Damage and 20 stamina!

Specklefang:
60/60
180/200

Emberpaw:
10/20
50/80

Owl:
7/50
110/120

Emberpaw was stunned as her mentor attacked the owl. It wasn't that she expected Specklefang to leave her to die (the warrior wasn't as cruel as she seemed), it was more that Specklefang was already heavily injured. Seeing her join the fray, and do quite a bit of damage to the owl in the process, Emberpaw was in awe. However, the spell was broken when she remembered that the creature wasn't defeated yet. She hissed at the bird, getting herself into a position where she could take it out, and raked her claws across its body.

"It's over," Emberpaw breathed. As its body went limp, she relaxed, and looked up at her mentor. "...Thank you." She couldn't have done that on her own, though she had certainly tried.

Emberpaw used Belly Rake on the Owl, costing 10 SP and doing 7 damage

The Owl is dead, rejoice

Specklefang:
60/60
180/200

Emberpaw:
10/20
40/80

Owl:
0/50
110/120

Specklefang nodded stiffly, her eyes narrowed tiredly as she looked down at her apprentice and the dead owl. 'Yeah. You can carry the owl to camp. Consider your assessment over." Specklefang beckoned Emberpaw to lead with a tilt of her head and a point of her muzzle, all to compensate for the kink in her tail, still visible until all her fur grew back. Specklefang took a moment to stand still, her vision fizzling and turning dark once more, her head pounding as she took a moment to collect herself before padding after her apprentice. Once she got to camp, she was going to hunker down in the medicine cat den and sleep until sunhigh the next day.

Emberpaw struggled to lift the owl, but she had gotten stronger over the moons she had been an apprentice. Still, she had to use every ounce of the strength she had gained in that time to carry the owl all the way back to camp while leading the way. Setting the owl down at the edge of the fresh-kill pile felt like a weight off of her shoulders - figuratively and literally.

She knew she would need to visit Honeyspark soon, but she was still proud of herself. After all, she had quite the interesting story to tell now. She couldn't wait to tell Heatherpaw all about it! For the moment, she ran off in hopes of finding her friend - her injuries could wait long enough for that.