The Revenant [C]

Auburnrain lead her little patrol out into the moor. The sun was well behind them about to set, but it gave little relief from the day's heat. How? She whipped her tail in agitation, but no indicator on her face as to what she was thinking. Eventually she used it to slap both of her companions on their shoulders to get their attention. "Start hunting. Just crouch in the tall grass, use your ears and your nose to find things. You don't want to be spotted by the prey, so just stay down and trust your nose and ears. Pay attention to the changes of the wind's direction." She mouthed the words, slowly, as she had no voice to actually speak with. Auburnrain was still an angry she-cat, but she'd matured considerably. Or rather, learned to control her outbursts of rage a bit better.

She crouched down and disappeared into the grass to demonstrate. They wouldn't be seeing her again unless they needed something and called out to her. Would that annoy her? Definitely yes. But everything did. Truthfully she'd rather not have apprentices at all... but it was what it was. She lurched forward after hearing something move in the grass just in front of her... a rabbit...

One she easily surprised and caught, snuffing out it's life with a quick strike of her jaws.

Aubrunrain attempted to catch a rabbit! She was Successful! -2EP

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'Hunting Dice' : 6

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'Hunting Dice' : 5

Viperpaw ambled through the long grass, trying to image she was doing something far more noble than patrolling with her loathsome denmate and incapable mentor. This whole situation made her want to claw her eyes out, if it was some sort of lesson on her path to leadership, she really didn’t care for it. Why did she have to learn these things now, could she not just learn on the job? Held back, and then shoehorned in with the most useless cats in the whole forest. Her tail whipped from side to side, before she inhaled in an attempt to quell her temper. She tried not to think about Leopardwind having been a warrior longer than she’d been an apprentice, or that even Foxpaw and Falconpaw (who she tried not to think badly of) seemed so far ahead of her in their training. Viperpaw was skilled, she knew she was, but it wasn’t like those skills were being nurtured.

Auburnrain turned to face her two apprentices, and the golden molly visibly cringed as she began to spoke. The breathy noises she omitted hurt her ears, and had at one point been indecipherable for her. Now, she could at least understand the warrior, but it didn’t make her voice¿ any less gyrating. Her eyes briefly darted to Creampaw, wondering if she also liked their mentor, but she wore the same disgusted look as always. Now that Auburnrain had vanished, the other she-cat whirled round to face her. ”like I’d want to be anywhere near you anyway.” she huffed, her gaze dropped to Creampaw’s paws ”like you know how to use those things anyways.” she shook her head with a scoff, not in the least bit intimidated by her. Creampaw was all back no bite, and that was only further proven when she disappeared into the undergrowth.

Viperpaw waited several moments, ears swivelling before deciding on the direction she was going. Her nose twitched as she honed in on her prey. Two long ears stood apart from the swaying grass, the apprentice grinned at the sight of the hare. She dropped into a crouch, feeling the power of her pounce coil, before springing forward, She landed squarely on top of it, but the large rodent didn’t want to go down without a fight. It squealed and kicked, landing a nasty blow on Viperpaw’s muzzle. Blood filled her mouth, and she snarled in anger, surging forward and finding the creature’s neck. Her jaws snapped closed around it and she jerked sharply. The hare went limp.

She returned to where they’d split off, Creampaw was annoyingly already there, a plump rabbit as her catch. ”not bad,” mewed Viperpaw ”If you only ever go for easy prey.” she smirked, then swiped a paw of her maw and began to clean the wound dealt by the hare. She winced slightly, but it was really nothing. It was just a surface wound, but if it made her look more fearsome than either Creampaw or her stupid mentor she’d take it.

rolling for hare… success !

The member 'Midnee' has done the following action : Dice roll

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'Hunting Dice' : 8

Auburnrain could tell by the sounds... and how amused she was at their bickering too... that they'd each caught something. Whoop-de-doo-dah for them. She found them easily enough by their bantering... and the scent of blood. Reappearing like a ghost out of the grassy stalks, Auburnrain eyed them both, their catches, then flicked and ear in mild approval.

"Wonderful," though her expression suggested a sarcastic tiredness rather than actual pride or congratulations. "You'll need to do that once more, then I will teach you how to use claws and fangs for violence, because it's just as important as hunting. Go on. Go. Catch something else." She slammed her rump down and began to lick blood from her claws. They did it once, did they not? If it was actual skill and not just beginner's luck, they could do it again.

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'Hunting Dice' : 8

It seemed nothing was ever good enough for Auburnrain, but Viperpaw didn’t grumble at her request. She longed for battle training, but more specifically to shove either her mentor or Creampaw’s face into the dirt. If she showed more annoyance than her ticking tail, she was sure Auburnrain would draw this torture out. There was no fuss from the other apprentice either, which pleased Viperpaw. Well, she did barge into her causing her lip to curl back, but at least she didn’t fight Auburnrain on her demands. With a sigh of exasperation she rose to her paws, heading in the opposite direction not bothering to spare a glance in the direction of either she-cat.

There was a warren nearby she could smell it, she’d just wait for one of the stupid hare’s to show its face and then she’d scratch it right off. The corner of her mouth twitched at that, but she remained still, waiting. Eventually, one appeared and Viperpaw gave it no time to react, though another creature had been watching that entrance too, and had exploded forward at the same time. The Adder’s reptilian eyes snapped onto the golden molly’s form deciding to go for her instead. With a loud hiss, she leapt sideways letting the snake zip past her, but ultimately not being able to land a blow. Viperpaw didn’t want to call for either Auburnrain or Creampaw in this situation, but at the same time… ”I’m just dealing with a snake problem over here, you guys can take your time!”

Viperpaw summoned an adder yay!!!

Viperpaw used claw on Adder! rolling… miss! Costing - 5 EP

Viperpaw

20/20 HP
49/60 EP (- 6 EP from hunting + -5 EP from attacking)

Adder

15/15 HP
75/75 EP

The member 'Midnee' has done the following action : Dice roll

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'Hunting Dice' : 10

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'Effect Dice' : 5