Early bird gets the worm [closed]

Robinpaw arched her back in a stretch before making her way outside the apprentice's den. The sun was barely showing above the horizon, yet the camp was still busy with warriors and apprentices assembling into patrols. 'yes! I'm up in time for the dawn patrol!' she thought with excitement. She almost always woke up late, then busied herself trying making up for it by doing duties throughout the day and even a bit into the night. Feeling satisfied with herself, she now faced the question of who she was going to patrol with. The first cat that popped into her mind would be Nettlefire, her mentor. She spotted him from across camp and padded over to her. "Hey Nettlefire, could we go on a hunting patrol?" she asked, scanning the camp one more time to find another cat who could join them. Her eyes landed Daisypaw. "Maybe we could ask Daisypaw if she could join us as well."

Nettlefire wasn't always the most outwardly joyful cat, but she smiled brightly at her apprentice's question. She was thrilled that the young she-cat seemed so eager to go on patrol, and that she was taking initiative in doing her duties. She was quite proud-- and perhaps a little pleased with herself-- that her own apprentice was displaying that kind of attitude.

"Yes, we can," Nettlefire responded. As deputy she was busier than she had been before, but she certainly had time still to go on patrol with her apprentice. And besides, patrols always had been one of her favorite things to do, ever since she was a young apprentice. She liked getting to go out and about through the territory. And her fondness for them had only grown after the time she'd spent as an apprentice stuck in camp because of her injury. "And bringing Daisypaw along sounds like a great idea,"

Daisypaw walked out of the den, hearing voices. It seemed they were talking about a patrol. ”Could I join?” she asked. Lately, she hadn’t been very active within the clan, but she wanted to do more. She thought that she was getting close toe arming her warrior name. It would also be great to bond with her clanmates. She quickly licked herself, grooming and waking up for the day. She didn’t really like getting up early, a a patrol would be fun. She loved the territory, and hunting was one of her favorite things. She just wasn’t so sure about battling.

Robinpaw turned around, surprised to hear Daisypaw's voice. "Yeah, actually, we were actually just about to ask you if you wanted to come along!" She meowed, her excitement clearly showing through the tone of her voice. She started walking towards the camp entrance and waited for Nettlefire and Daisypaw to join her. She looked over at her mentor. " It'd probably be a good idea if you were to lead the patrol. I'm not a warrior yet!" She said with a giggle, stepping back for the deputy to take the lead.

"Yes, that would be a good idea," Nettlefire said, smiling at her apprentice. She continued with a flick of her tail. "Right, then, you two, follow me,"

With that, the green-eyed deputy led the two apprentices into the territory to begin the patrol. Nettlefire periodically scented the air as they walked, trying to determine a good spot to start off the hunt. Eventually, they came upon an area that she thought would be suitable.

"Alright," she said, turning to Robinpaw and Daisypaw, "This seems like a good starting point," she gave a brief nod, then shifted her focus to tracking down prey. She caught the scent of a squirrel and began to follow the trail, carefully and deftly, until she spotted her target. She watched it silently for a second, barley letting out a breath, until finally she sprung at it. Her efforts, unfortunately, were for naught, as she felt herself land just short of where she needed to be, and the startled animal quickly scurried off.

Foxdung! she thought, her tail lashing in annoyance. I can't believe I made such a basic mistake and missed. But not one to be fond of dwelling on things, she let out a short sigh of annoyance, and immediately began trying to track down another piece of prey.

Nettlefire used 3 SP to try and catch a squirrel. Catch was unsuccessful.

Nettlefire:
SP: 277/280

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

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'Hunting Dice' : 7

Daisypaw followed Nettlefire to the spot they would start hunting. She watched as their deputy attempted to catch a squirrel. As she missed, Daisypaw scented a small bird and saw it flutter onto the ground. Pursuing the worm, the bird didn’t see or hear the apprentice approaching her. She crouched down, and pounced onto the bird, hoping to catch it. As she killed the bird, she smiled, then watched as her fellow Thunderclanners attempted to catch more prey. The bird brought a lot of confidence to Daisypaw.

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

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'Hunting Dice' : 5

Robinpaw waltzed along behind the two other cats, enjoying how the sun warmed her pelt. She watched as Nettlefire and Daisypaw ran off in pursuit of prey. 'maybe i should go catch something', she thought. The amber and grey apprentice lifted her nose into the air and sniffed, trying to pick up the scent of prey. She ran off as soon as she smelled a bird. When the scent started getting stronger, she dropped into a crouch and lowered her tail closely to the ground. It wasn't long until she saw the bird. It looked like her. A robin. How ironic. Creeping steadily forward, Robinpaw leaped into the air and landed her front paws on the bird just as it was beginning to take off. She finished her catch with a swift bite to the neck and made her way back to where they'd split up with the robin held in her jaws.

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

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'Hunting Dice' : 3

Nettlefire had begun pursuing a second piece of prey, determined to catch this one. The last thing she wanted was to return to camp empty-pawed. She had checked back quickly on the two apprentices, though, and at least they had each caught something, so the patrol itself would not be a total waste, even if she herself continued to miss.

Nettlefire slowly and carefully trailed a mouse she had caught the scent of. Before pouncing, this time, she paid extra attention to her position, not wanting to land wrong and miss for a second time. The extra care and effort paid off, and she landed perfectly, catching her prey with ease this time around.

Nettlefire used 3 SP to try and catch a mouse. Catch was a success!

Nettlefire:
SP: 274/277

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

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'Hunting Dice' : 5

Daisypaw saw the fluffy squirrel tail and started to stalk it. Following it in a crouch, Daisypaw finally leapt onto the small animal, trying to make another catch. The pale tabby caught the squirrel, and picked it up, dropping it in the prey pile. Smiling, she watched her other patrol members’ attempts to catch some prey.

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

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'Hunting Dice' : 4

'Maybe i should hunt for a bit longer...' Robinpaw thought, realizing the rest of the patrol is probably doing the same. Lifting her nose into the air once more, she took in the air, trying to analyze which scents were old and which were most recent. Eventually picking up the scent of a mouse, she followed the trail, making sure she stepped lightly so that wouldn't hear her footsteps. When the rodent came into view, she dropped into a low crouch and slowly snuck up on it, keeping her tail low. When she way maybe a fox-length away, she leaped into the air and landed her paws squarely on the mouse, putting her weight on it. Picking up her kill, she walked back over to the group. Putting down her catch, Robinpaw turned to Nettlefire. "How much longer should we hunt for?"

Robinpaw successfully caught a mouse, costing 3 SP

74/80 SP