(🜲) the late leaf-fall air is crisp against her nose as the storm guard leads her gaggle of apprentices out into the territory. the maples and oaks that soar above seem almost aflame with brightly colored leaves against a pale blue sky. it's just past dawn, and she's hoping her charges are bright eyed and bushy tailed, what with the activity they have today. "right," the woman begins, flicking her tail as she comes to a stop in the sandy hollow. hopping onto a low stump at the edge, hazelheart addresses the 'paws, gaze resting on snapdragonpaw. the girl is learning quickly, despite her prickly demeanor, and hazel knows it won't be long before snapdragonpaw joins grizzlypurr in the warriors' den. then she'll have two apprentices trained... stars, she'd be exhausted if she didn't love teaching so much.
"this is an evaluation of your fighting knowledge," the storm guard announces, ignoring any anxious looks between younger apprentices. "for those of you in training for a while, you should be successful at this. for those just beginning, this is the kind of assessment your mentors will expect you to be ready for in a few moons." pausing to wet her lips, the woman casts her mind out to the countless spats and battles she's been in over the years. "we'll start with talking through moves, and then i will have you pair off and practice with one another. snapdragonpaw," finding the girl again, hazelheart blinks. "you are facing an enemy warrior larger than you. what tactics will keep you from being crushed as you fight them? the rest of you, think about what you would do. what if it were a creature other than a cat?"
"this is an evaluation of your fighting knowledge," the storm guard announces, ignoring any anxious looks between younger apprentices. "for those of you in training for a while, you should be successful at this. for those just beginning, this is the kind of assessment your mentors will expect you to be ready for in a few moons." pausing to wet her lips, the woman casts her mind out to the countless spats and battles she's been in over the years. "we'll start with talking through moves, and then i will have you pair off and practice with one another. snapdragonpaw," finding the girl again, hazelheart blinks. "you are facing an enemy warrior larger than you. what tactics will keep you from being crushed as you fight them? the rest of you, think about what you would do. what if it were a creature other than a cat?"
- // " #8f4a00" tagging my ppentice @Snapdragonpaw but this is open to any/all apprentices and their mentors!
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HAZELHEART 🜲 tags / toyhouse
🜲 trans molly (she / her) / bisexual, widow of BRACKEN
🜲 63 moons old, ages realistically
🜲 storm guard of thunderclan
🜲 mother to MAGNOLIAPEAK, HONEYSUCKLECRY, HYACINTHRAIN
🜲 mentoring SNAPDRAGONPAW / mentored by none
🜲 penned by LAVS / message lavendes on discord for plots!
a stocky, medium-haired brown tabby with hazel eyes. this is a large cat with a rippling musculature. hazel's frame is wide and tall, shoulders broad, muzzle and eyes heavy in her skull. chestnut and chocolate fur swirl across her pelt, sliced through with tabby stripes of shadow. her eyes invoke images of a sweet summer's day, honey and brown mingling into a soft amber gold
