They should have all eaten and arrived at the entrance to camp by the time Thunderflash specified. He had brought Hopepaw with him, letting him metaphorically hold a paw if he needed. The first day could be scary, he thinks, eyes trained out towards the territory as he goes over the mental map he had made in his mind. They had a lot of land to cover, and the sun was going to pass sunhigh at any minute now. When he turns, and sees the rest of the patrol approaching- or already settled and waiting for the last stragglers, a smile spread on his face. "Righ'. We're gonna do this quick n' dirty, just to get th' basics in. Yer mentors can spend more specific time with y' in the comin' moons in each spot. Y' got six moons or so to cover all th' nooks and crannies." He says, grinning wide.
Once everycat had announced themselves as ready, he nudges Hopepaw to his paws and begins to lead them into the territory. As he moves, he speaks to Hopepaw. "While we're in th' territory, especially while yer still young, do no' run off without me." He instructs. "There's predators tha' can hurt y', or worse, lad. Eventually we can move t' somethin' a little different, but not yet." He says, trying to stress the importance of not running off while he was still young. There's flashes of the cats killed in the battle at fourtrees in his mind that cause his stomach to squeeze uncomfortably. Hopepaw will be fine. Stop worrying.
They walked for a short while. "Th' first place we're goin' is th' Sandy Hollow. It's a good place fer trainin'- soft place to land when you work on your battle skills or yer huntin' crouch." Thunderflash says to Hopepaw, though he knows that other apprentices are probably listening. "You'll be very familiar with this place in th' comin' moons." He says just as they arrive to an expanse of sand. And true to his word, it looks forgiving to a body that may fall or stumble on it. Dust swirls softly in the air, indicating perhaps a bird taking off from the ground. His head tilts gently, as if looking for the offender, before he turns and smiles at Hopepaw. He expects questions. If not now, then later. Thunderflash waits for about five to ten minutes for conversation between mentors and apprentices, before signaling they were moving for the next landmark.
The next landmark would be... "This is th' Owl Tree." He says. It stands out, even at this distance, even as he approaches with caustious paws. His ears are perked, but more then that, his nose and eyes are more aware then his ears. It's midday, so no owl should be present. "You should not come here by yourself as an apprentice, especially at night. An owl lives in that tree- though I'm bettin' she's started a family by now." The word betting causes him to turn and grin at Ghoststrike, then looked back forward. "Y' can relax, fer right now. Owls aren't likely t' be awake durin' the day." He says, nudging Hopepaw lightly. The tree itself stretched into the sky, Thunderflash's head tilting back to squint up at it.
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// gonna spin this thread as two major spots at a time! that way we dont have to wait for everyone to post once for each location, given we have 10 cats total lol
// cracks knuckles @hopekit @Copperstorm @thistlepaw @GHOSTSTRIKE @Rattlepaw @S t i l l d r e a m @Leafpaw @HOUNDHOWL @Heartpaw
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THUNDERFLASH he/him, thunderclan storm guard, twenty-six moons.
☆ a sh/lh chocolate tabby with low white and stunning baby blue eyes. stands of average height with a 'mohawk' and spiky-shaped mane.
☆ mentored by n/a / mentoring hopepaw
☆ whichever relations / want listed
☆ peaceful and healing powerplay permitted / / underline and tag when attacking
☆ penned by dallas ↛ dallasofnines on discord, feel free to dm for plots.
