Tinypaw Session Training 1# (Open to Hawkpaw)

[|g.O.l.d.Y|]

The sun had not yet risen in the sky by the time she arrived at the familiar area. She took her seat by the roots of an old tree, ears pricked and her eyes narrowed. She was entirely focused on tracking any approaching cat. She needed to see how lightly they could step so far. Of course there was always the possibility they could simply come trudging or galloping through like so many others did. She couldn't blame them either, she had been excited her first day of training and she was excited now.

Mentoring was just as great as training. If you had the patience for it, that is. In the back of her mind she wondered if Hawkpaw would enjoy the training session - and if he would show up. She didn't want Tinypaw to feel aggrivated by the fact that he had to share her this time, but it was easier to kill two birds with one stone so to speak for first sessions.

Her plan was to start with a short speech, stalking techniques, let them mock battle each other, then throw in a little twist. She wanted to keep it simple for the first day. Such muscle use would be a change for them, she didn't want any cat going stiff after just one session.

[Tinypaw]

Tinypaw noticed the she-cat pricking her ears. Testing our pawsteps. he thought to himself. He lay one paw down as soft as he could and began to creep forwards. He stopped slowly. there was no way his mentor could see him but he was stuck between making a noise and risking eyesight. It so happened that the bush in front of him was littered with thorns, so he wouldn't be able to climb through that. To his right lay an opening that was trodden down so much it made a small path. If he walked along here he would risk getting noticed. Tinypaws brown ears flicked side to side as he listened for any prey that might divert the leaders senses.

Creeping forwards he thought he could hear a mouse scuttling the other way. This was his chance he stepped quietly to his right and made a slow way along the bush. He came to a gap where he could see there were no thorns. It didn't really matter now if he made a noise because one quick step and he would be into the hollow. On three.. he thought to himself. 1...2...3! he jumped forwards landing in the hollow neatly.