Silentpaw twitched his whiskers as he contemplated his answer. "Well, there really would be no way to determine the better catch. The squirrel could be old and stringy while the bird could be plump. It could also be the other way around. There's no way to say for sure," he said, brows furrowing as he thought about his answer. He hoped he had at least gotten it a bit right. He nodded enthusiastically to Thornfire when he asked if they wanted to hunt. "I'll get the squirrel," he offered.

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Shimmerpaw shuffled her paws on the forest floor as she listened to Silentpaw's answer. When Thornfire turned his attention to her, she blinked and nodded when he asked if they wanted to hunt. Silentpaw called for the squirrel and she snorted, knowing he wanted the easier catch. "Fine with me," she said.

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Flamestrike nodded to Leafmist when she told the apprentice's what they should be doing. "You two can go against me first. Then, you'll take a go at Leafmist. This way, you can tell the difference between two different kinds of opponents that are both bigger and stronger than you," he mewed as he crouched down. His amber eyes narrowed as he waited for either of them to advance.

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Ashwhisker purred. "Close, Silentpaw," she meowed comfortingly. "But I was asking more in terms of which you would have a better chance of catching. The thrush is upwind of us, and therefore it would smell us long before we came within catching distance. But you did prove a valid point, so in a way you were correct." Stretching out lightly she nodded. "Shimmerpaw," she said in a soft voice, "There's a mouse a few foxlengths away by the roots of the beech. Care to try that?" Pointing in the direction with her tail Ashswhisker herself sat down quietly and kept sharp eyes on her own apprentice, waiting for him to make his move. 

[Yeah, they can hunt. :3]

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"Go against you?" Windpaw squeaked, looking at the large ginger tom with a fleeting ex
pression of fear flickering across her muzzle. Coughing and composing herself Windpaw steeled herself and nodded. "So...um...what are we supposed to do?" she asked after a moment, eyes bemused. "I mean, do we just...leap at you?" Glancing at Coalpaw, Windpaw sighed heavily, her shoulders sinking slightly. She didn't think she and Coalpaw would make a good team, frankly. He was so deliberate sometimes. And she was too jumpy. Closing her eyes Windpaw's tail flicked with irritaton and confusion.

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Aspfang chuckled. "Well then, nice to meet you Dove," he meowed in a rather cheerful manner, putting on a kind front for the injured loner. "And you're welcome." Turning his head Aspfang noticed that it was slightly past sunhigh. He couldn't sit here all day. "I can catch you some more prey and afterwards we can decide if you wish to come with me or if you'd like to stay," he offered in a serious tone, looking at her with flinty eyes. Hopefully Dove would not be stubborn and would understand that the forest was no place for a small she-cat to be wandering around injured.

"Listen to Ashwhisker." Thornfire chimed in. He nodded, signaling the apprentices to start their hunt.

[feil ._.]

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Coalpaw sighed at the surprise in Windpaw's voice. He narrowed his eyes, mind thinking quickly. Coalpaw didn't want to give Flamestrike too much time to get ready. Leaning close to Windpaw, Coalpaw whispered a few instructions.

"I have an idea, Windpaw." He mewed. "We'll charge straight at him. You'll dart to the left at the last moment before we hit Flamestrike, and I'll go to the right. This will confused him."

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Dove looked at Aspfang suspiciously again. She shook her head, pride flowing back to the small she-cat.

"I really can't mooch off of you, Aspfang. Where will we be going, anyways?" She asked, ready to accept his invitation to wherever he was going to bring her.

[[Ack. Sorry for the short posts x.x ]]