Private Territory ShadowClan everything the shade touches | apprentice training

[Grayflight]

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Grayflight made certain to stretch his legs on this misty morning, shaking out his fur to help against the morning chill. Leaf-fall was fast approaching, if the colder mornings were any indication. Being a mentor was certainly new to the thief, and while he would certainly pass down those abilities, he knew it was also going to be important to make sure Mockingpaw got a well-rounded education as a warrior. He'd never been an apprentice, but he'd seen what some of the other cats had done for their apprentices, so until he could figure out who to ask for advice without sounding like a complete fool, he'd simply copy what he remembered. So first up... Mockingpaw would need to learn ShadowClan's borders. Even if, as a Thief, he would disrespect that line from time to time, it was important that the other Clans knew where the borders lay - and for his apprentice to not get her pelt torn off by crossing them before she was trained.

He padded across the camp to where the apprentices rested, gently nudging Mockingpaw with his nose.

"Up and at 'em," he meowed, a purr rumbling in his throat. "First day of being a ShadowClan apprentice - gonna show you the place we all call home."

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Tagging: @Mockingpaw

BIO

ShadowClan Thief
58 moons || he/him
SPEECH || THOUGHTS

 

[Mockingpaw Mockingpaw]

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Mockingpaw

For once, the molly would not be able to sleep in like she usually did, it would be her first time outside of the camp, no longer a kit but an apprentice freshly out of the nursery with the scent of milk slowly fading off her ebony fur. The gentle nudge of Grayflight's nose and words were enough to stirr the molly from her slumber, blurry eyes shifting to look onto their mentor's form as a soft sniff of disproval for being woken up from her sleep, but duties calls and a least it wouldn't be something too complicated, just a show of their territory from the sounds of it.

With a soft sigh, Mockingpaw rolled onto her paws and stretched her legs, blinking the tiredness from her golden eyes before peering up at the tom calmly. "Where will we be heading first?" she asked, awaiting for him to lead the way towards the camp's entrance. For once, it was something not forbidden to her, no queens to tell the kit she couldn't leave the safety of the walls nest, or warriors preventing her from heading out. She was still tiny comparable to the older apprentices but soon she'll grow into it, become one of Shadowclan's warriors and hopefully, climb to the very top, a dream every kit had, surely.

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[Grayflight]

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Grayflight purred as he led the way to the camp's exit, taking a look up at the sky. Only a few clouds graced the canvas, and it seemed to be a good day for quick steps across the pocosin and testing Mockingpaw's endurance.

"We're going to make our way first to the WindClan border," he mewed. "I'll teach you how to cross the Thunderpath. We'll follow the border until FourTrees, then see how you feel. If you're up for it, we can go along ThunderClan's border before heading back." He figured it's best to learn the extending of their territory first, before focusing on the details inside and how to hunt. Wouldn't do either of them any good if she crossed a border chasing prey because she'd never learned them!

His pace picked up as they crossed the threshold, paws light on the ground as they walked.

"If you need me to slow down, just say so." His apprentice was smaller than him - eventually she'd no doubt overtake him though!

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BIO

ShadowClan Thief
59 moons || he/him
SPEECH || THOUGHTS