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[Goldenfang]

Goldenfang of Solarclan 12 months | Male | He/Him tagged

Solarclan had suffered too much already but it wasn't going to stop the young warrior from continuing things as normal. Goldenfang was a rather new warrior, only 12 months old, and he had been assigned to young Ripplepaw for mentoring. He wasn't sure what drove their leader to pair them together but here they where, out in the meadows with the sun beating down from the blue sky above. Not a cloud drifted through the sky and everything seemed quiet out in the tall grass. Though there was scent of prey on the air as well as the distant taste of flowers as they neared a patch of them. 

The golden tabby tomcat had brought the young apprentice out here for something akin to a training lesson. Truth be told, he had no idea what he was doing. He didn't know how to mentor someone when he was freshly made a warrior himself. A few months ago he was sharing a den with Ripplepaw and now he was trying to pass on his knowledge onto the young apprentice. Would he do good? He hoped so, but yet there was a chance of failure that tugged at his chest. This had to be the greatest challenge of all besides his competition with Lilypaw. 

"Alright, Ripplepaw, show me your hunting crouch," Goldenfang instructed the apprentice with a rather firm tone, even though he felt as confident as Palecloud. 


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[Ripplepaw]

Ripplepaw lifted her head more glancing in the direction of her mentor she resisted the tiny tug that wanted to roll her eyes. Goldenfang didn't need to speak differently to her in order for her to follow what he asked and she hoped that, that would become an understanding. Though he seemed more unsure of himself then a sunning rabbit she wasn't going to point that out to him. "Of course Goldenfang," she replied not wanting to push things she carefully slid into her hunting crouch body leaned down her tail tucked into her side although the tip of it remained moving slightly she attempted to shift her front paws into what seemed more natural to her while hunting but her body wouldn't cooperate leaving her to sigh it was one of the first things taught to her, she didn't understand what was so hard to grasp of it kits learned this playing with moss balls yet her front paws always seemed to want to stand in her way making the crouch slightly unnatural.

She looked to her mentor for some guidance shielding her own frustration for having yet to get this down.

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Crush/mate: Open | Mentor: Goldenfang

[Goldenfang]

Goldenfang of Solarclan 12 months | Male | He/Him tagged

This had to be awkward for her too right? They had been denmates nearly a few moons ago and now they where being trained together! Ripplepaw listened to Goldenfang without much complaint and he blinked a few times in surprise. He was expecting a more lively apprentice, but this would work too! Goldenfang watched the younger cat as they crouched down into a hunting crouch and he tilted his head to the side slightly, before moving to adjust her position with a couple of gentle nudges.

"You need to keep your weight balanced and you tail is too stiff," He instructed with a small nod at his own words, trying to believe them more than convince the other, "When hunting you want to make sure nothing can hear you or see you. Solarclan prides itself on stealth in the flower maze," The golden tabby tomcat waved his tail behind him before nodding and continuing onwards with, "Tell me what you smell and catch it for me," He lifted his head with a smirk.


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[Ripplepaw]

Ripplepaw allowed his adjustments after all it would still be fresh in his mind since he had only become a warrior a short time ago, she had become an apprentice a little later than some due to a cold that had kept her down most of her 6th moon. Now that she was an apprentice she had gotten Goldenfang as her mentor, not that she minded the fact that he was given an apprentice at such a time would signify that he was a good warrior already right? she questioned. As she realized with his adjustments that she wasn't almost falling over her paws she loosened her tail but kept it from dragging on the ground.

Now she moved to the second part taking a soft deep breath in she could pick up traces of the prey that had passed through this area one being more recent than the others she picked up the smell of a mouse opening her mouth a bit to get a deeper scent of it she began to track the prey padding after the scent softly she made sure that its scent was being carried towards her as to not alert it to herself. It was a little bit before she caught up to the mouse its back to her as it stood on its hind legs nibbling in a sunflower seed carefully she crept forward her hunches gathering for a small leap and quick strike.

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Crush/mate: Open | Mentor: Goldenfang

[Goldenfang]

Goldenfang watched her curiously as she began prodding off towards something. He hadnt noticed any sort of scent or anything to signify a prey animal- but them again he didnt pay much attention to it. Now that he could focus on more than just Ripplepaw, he lifted his head for a scent and found mice on the air. He perked his ears forward and watched the point cat move through the tall grass like a snake.

She then was quick to strike and leap at the mouse and Goldenfang smirked with pride. "Good work Ripple! That mouse never saw ya coming!" He puffed out his chest rather proudly, maybe he would make a good mentor yet.

[Ripplepaw]

Ripplepaw managed to pull off her catch slightly surprising herself though she didn't show it, turning towards where Goldenfang stood the mouse in between her teeth by its tail now she gave a soft purr of satisfaction going to an area near them that had a larger stone she dug a hole to place the mouse in so that they could continue what they were doing "Thank you Goldenfang." she replied once that task was done. Wondering if they would continue to hunt or move on to something else not that she minded hunting and the practice did her good blue eyes turned back to her mentor "More hunting? or move on to something else?" she questioned wanting to keep moving her limbs finally cooperating she no longer wanted to be still and so even now she moved just the slightest.

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Crush/mate: Open | Mentor: Goldenfang

[Goldenfang]

Goldenfang of Solarclan 12 months | Male | He/Him tagged

Ripplepaw had this down for the most part, and he didn't understand the intense amount of negative emotion that boiled in his fur. He felt like an idiot, sitting here ordering someone around when he was barely old enough to be an adult. Goldenfang flicked his striped tail back and forth for a moment before looking back to Ripplepaw when asked if they where to move onto something else. He ndoded in agreement, a new thing would be perfect. She didn't really need that much correction in hunting, she seemed to be grasping it pretty well, so he came up with an idea.

"Okay, so lets move on then I got an idea," Goldenfang responded with a with of his tail back and forth with a smirk, "Come with me," He gestured for her to follow him into the thicket of the meadows. If there was anything a Solarclan cat needed to know how how to sneak up on the most alert cat ever. Stealth was important for any cat and he knew exactly where to go for such a thing.

The long grass and tulips soon turned into shaded, deep sunflowers as they towered overhead and grow in close together. They wavered in their movements of walk through them and Goldenfang turned to Ripplepaw as they where just inside the sunflower field part of the territory, "I want you to sneak up on me," He stated to her with a nod of his head, "So, I'm going to hide in the sunflowers and you're gonna track me down and scare me- or attack me or whatever," He waved hsi tail behind him at his genuis idea.

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