Don't Be Stupid (Closed for Titanium)

Robinpaw nodded. Her eyes widened in surprise as he zoomed from the bushes. Shrewheart was a master at this! Upon instruction, she slowly made her way into a nearby bush. Robinpaw tried to conceal herself within the leaves. With a small rustling sound, she leapt into the next bush as quick as she could, before waiting. Robinpaw leapt from the bush, imagining an opponent. She swiped her claws through the air, pretending an enemy cat was there. This move tired her further, and after the training battle with Shrewheart, she felt too tired to speak. Robinpaw tried to hide this as she looked towards her mentor, panting slightly.

"Good job." Shrewheart complimented, voice a little distant. He wasn't used to giving compliments like that. He then registered how tired Robinpaw seemed, and rolled his eyes. He knew she couldn't help being tired, but it was still annoying that they were going to have to pause battle training for a little bit. Quickly shaking the leaves out of his fur, he padded a little ways, grunting and flicking his tail for the apprentice to follow him. He arrived at a steep dip in the ground, which held a little bit of water from melted snow that had fallen the day before. "You can take a drink if you want."

A small smile appeared on the young apprentice's face as she was complimented, but it immediately fell again as Shrewheart rolled his eyes. She felt ashamed, she was so weak! To get tired that easily? Robinpaw followed him and took a drink. It was wonderfully cool, and it refreshed her. Robinpaw looked back at her mentor."Sorry for interrupting training..." Robinpaw mewed, her ears flattening to her head in shame. She twitched her whiskers, sending clear drops of water through the air.

"Eh, it's fine. Let's get back to training now, though." Shrewheart nodded dismissively, the thought already leaving his mind. Gesturing back towards the training hollow with his ears, he started padding back over there in a rushed manner, eager to get back to battle training as soon as possible. For a moment he was stuck between two options for the next move, but quickly decided not to waste time that day teaching tree climbing as well. Looking at Robinpaw, he continued speaking. "So, I'd like you to try to jump and land on my back."

Robinpaw followed Shrewheart back to the training hollow, feeling much less tired. She was, however, surprised when he asked her to try land on his back. She have half a second hesitation, before leaping as high as she could and attempting to land on his back. It worked a little, as she landed on his back but swiftly slipped off again. Obviously, doing it from the ground wouldn't work. She turned her gaze to the tree tops, thinking. If she were able to climb a tree, it would prove easier. It was decided, then. She unsheathed her claws and leapt up as high as she could onto a tree, scrabbling halfway up before she began to slip. Robinpaw used this to her advantage, pushing off wit her powerful hind legs and landing squarely on her mentor's back. She grinned, proud of herself, and jumped off.

Shrewheart huffed in laughter as Robinpaw slid right off of him. He was considering giving her advice when he heard the familiar sound of claws on a tree trunk. Only this time, the animal was a bit bigger than a squirrel. Turning his head, he saw his apprentice scrambling her way up one. So he wasn't going to have to teach her how to climb trees after all. He quickly decided that had had been his plan all along. Once again, she proved herself with a rather powerful push off of the tree and landing square between his shoulders. As she jumped off, he nodded at her in approval.
"Huh, your even smarter than I thought. When you use that in battle, just claw their back too. Any requests on what move you learn next?"