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Brackenpaw

Application & Plotter

22 POSTS
	9 moons	Apprentice
	Hetero	Tom

7 ATK	5 DEF	6 SPD
5 END	5 AGI	7 INT

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Played by Flicker

ThunderClan

SLEEPING IN (foxflame) Jul 5, 2014 13:13:01 GMT -4

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Post by Brackenpaw on Jul 5, 2014 13:13:01 GMT -4

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He was lying in the apprentice's den, legs stretched out in an attempt to stay cool. It was only morning and the day was already hot, with a warm breeze ruffling his fur. Brackenpaw had slept by the entrance last night, and other apprentices who had waken up early had had to step over his long body. He hoped Foxflame would let him sleep in today, though he doubted it. No mentor ever did. Yesterday had been a hard training session, and his muscles were kind of sore.

Brackenpaw really didn't want to get up. He was already the last one in the den though - Seapaw and Fogpaw were already out. The golden brown apprentice reluctantly clambered up to his paws and gave himself a quick wash, smoothing the patches of fur that had clumped up overnight. He wanted to be outside before Foxflame came looking for him. Cause it's never cool to be last one up, He thought with a roll of his eyes.

After his pelt was passable, Brackenpaw padded out of the den, tail waving lazily, and headed for the fresh-kill pile. He poked around it until he found a plump mouse. He was in the mood to eat with someone - Brackenpaw looked around the camp. Maybe a few apprentices were still out?

He saw a few kits were playing by the nursery, the queens talking and simultaneously watching them. The elders, as usual, were sunning themselves, probably gossiping about the latest shocking development. He imagined himself going over there with this mouse and shuddered. Once they got started on their tales of past exploits (that probably never happened), it was hard to get them to stop.

Brackenpaw's stomach rumbled, and he decided to just eat where he was. Ready to take a bite, his teeth barely poked the mouse when he heard pawsteps drawing near. Oh. Probably Foxflame. He had woken up late, and hoped his mentor wouldn't be too angry about that.

Last Edit: Jul 5, 2014 13:13:47 GMT -4 by Brackenpaw

I've done all my tricks. I'm tired of myself.

Foxflame

Application & Plotter

15 POSTS
	20 moons	Warrior
		Tom

12 ATK	14 DEF	10 SPD
10 END	10 AGI	13 INT

	Titleless
Played by Twi

ThunderClan

SLEEPING IN (foxflame) Jul 6, 2014 0:22:58 GMT -4

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Post by Foxflame on Jul 6, 2014 0:22:58 GMT -4

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The sun was warm and pleasant as Foxflame padded through camp, taking a deep breath. He had finally been assigned his first apprentice, and that was a huge deal. He was doing all he could to train young Brackenpaw to be as strong and honourable of a Warrior as their ancestors before them. It was tough work, but he was proud to do it. The young ThunderClan apprentices needed good guidance to be the best they could be, and the odd eyed Warrior would whip them into shape in time.
Despite how confident he looked on the outside, Foxflame couldn't help but feel nervous on the inside.
Sniffing the air, the large eared tom padded swiftly towards the apprentices den. He had hoped to see Brackenpaw up around the same time he had been; however his apprentice had worked fairly hard the day before, and he had allowed a small gap for some extra rest. He was pleasantly surprised to see a sleepy eyed Brackenpaw step out of the apprentice's den as he padded up.
"Well good morning there, Brackenpaw. I'm glad to see you're finally awake." Foxflame's eyes danced in amusement. He was a very young Warrior himself. At twenty moons, he still held his own understanding of what apprentice life was like. Still, he knew he could not allow himself to get too lenient.
"Are you ready for some hunting practice today?" The tom's tail quivered as he awaited his response.

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Brackenpaw

Application & Plotter

22 POSTS
	9 moons	Apprentice
	Hetero	Tom

7 ATK	5 DEF	6 SPD
5 END	5 AGI	7 INT

	Titleless
Played by Flicker

ThunderClan

SLEEPING IN (foxflame) Jul 6, 2014 13:01:47 GMT -4

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Post by Brackenpaw on Jul 6, 2014 13:01:47 GMT -4

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He was crouched, frozen, teeth hovering over the mouse as he waited for Foxflame's rebuke. But there wasn't one - just his mentor's usual lighthearted voice, warm and friendly. "Well good morning there, Brackenpaw. I'm glad to see you're finally awake." Brackenpaw quickly straightened from his mouse and turned around so he faced his mentor, shoulders visibly dropping in relief. Oh. He hadn't known he'd been that nervous. Foxflame never really got mad at Brackenpaw easily (not like other mentors) since he was pretty cool like that, but he had still been embarrassed from waking up late. Luckily for him though, Foxflame seemed ready to overlook that. It had been a tough training session yesterday, after all.

Brackenpaw nodded a greeting in return to his mentor, ears pricked. He kind of felt like doing a border patrol today - maybe they'd meet a ThunderClan or WindClan patrol and something exciting would happen. What exactly, he didn't know. Or care. Just something cool.

"Are you ready for some hunting practice today?" Foxflame continued. Ah, well. It had been a while since they'd been hunting, so Foxflame probably wanted to refresh him on some stuff. Maybe they'd go badger hunting, Brackenpaw thought with a smirk. Now that would be cool. Brackenpaw rose to his paws, forgetting about his mouse. "Yeah, sure," he meowed. "Where are we hunting?" Maybe by a border, he thought hopefully. He rolled his eyes inwardly at himself. On second thought, that was kind of a stupid idea. The last thing ThunderClan needed right now was a border conflict. All the Clans probably hated them for what Littlestar did.

Not wanting to think about that, Brackenpaw turned his attention back to Foxflame. He wondered if his mentor would be teaching him something new today, or if they'd just be going over the basics from his first moon of training.

I've done all my tricks. I'm tired of myself.

Foxflame

Application & Plotter

15 POSTS
	20 moons	Warrior
		Tom

12 ATK	14 DEF	10 SPD
10 END	10 AGI	13 INT

	Titleless
Played by Twi

ThunderClan

SLEEPING IN (foxflame) Jul 6, 2014 17:23:19 GMT -4

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Post by Foxflame on Jul 6, 2014 17:23:19 GMT -4

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Foxflame smiled, noting the apprentices eager persona with an amused tail twitch. He knew when it came to apprentices, so far he was fairly relaxed in comparison to his Warrior Clan mates. He still had some young spirit himself, after all. But he had to make sure to hit all of the bases. "We will do some basic hunting just as a refresher. From there, I'd like to work on building up your defensive side. Yesterday I noticed you slip a little bit. You're quick on your paws though, so I'm very impressed about that." The tom dipped his head in acknowledgement. "I need to show you a couple of tricks that should help you keep an enemy away from your vital areas."
His odd gaze fell upon the mouse at Brackenpaw's feet, and he smiled. "I take it you have not eaten." He shook his head, wrapping his tail around his paws as he fell back on his haunches. "I can't be training you on an empty stomach. Try to get up earlier from now on, or I may have to start waking you up." The tom spoke gently, not wanting to come across to harshly. He himself had a very rough mentor, and he had a tough relationship with him now. Foxflame wished to hold a decent relationship with his Clan mates.
Padding towards the entrance of the camp, Foxflame's gaze scanned their path meticulously as he flicked his tail, beckoning his apprentice to follow.

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Brackenpaw

Application & Plotter

22 POSTS
	9 moons	Apprentice
	Hetero	Tom

7 ATK	5 DEF	6 SPD
5 END	5 AGI	7 INT

	Titleless
Played by Flicker

ThunderClan

SLEEPING IN (foxflame) Jul 7, 2014 10:51:01 GMT -4

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Post by Brackenpaw on Jul 7, 2014 10:51:01 GMT -4

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His paws impatiently kneaded the ground, eager to get started for the day. Brackenpaw was finally starting to feel more awake, and ready to get out the camp and do something. Hunting, battling, border patrol - you name it, he was ready for whatever Foxflame had to throw at him. "...basic hunting....refresher..." Foxflame's words floated through Brackenpaw's ears as he flexed his claws, already thinking of the fat, juicy mice he was going to leap at. "defensive side...slip a bit..." Brackenpaw pricked up his ears. What? This didn't sound like hunting. He stopped flexing his claws and tried to pay attention again, tail twitching in embarassment.

"You're quick on your paws though, so I'm very impressed about that." Though? Though what? What had he missed? "I need to show you a couple of tricks that should help you keep an enemy away from your vital areas." Hey, this sounds interesting! Brackenpaw forgot about rewinding through the conversation and waved his tail eagerly. He wondered if Oakpaw had already learned this stuff. They should spar this afternoon, Brackenpaw could show him what he had learned. Well, what he was about to learn, anyway.

"I take it you have not eaten," Foxflame continued. Brackenpaw followed his mentor's gaze down to the mouse at his paws. Oh, right - he had forgotten about that. "I can't be training you on an empty stomach. Try to get up earlier from now on, or I may have to start waking you up." Brackenpaw ducked his head and nodded, abashed. Now that would be embarrassing - only fresh out of the nursery apprentices had their mentors waking them up. Promising himself not to wake up so late again, Brackenpaw hurried after his mentor, ignoring his rumbling stomach. "Where are we training?" He asked. Sky oak? It had been a while since they were there. Maybe by the twoleg path - they might even run into some twolegs there! Foxflame's defensive moves would definitely come in handy, he thought with a snort.

Last Edit: Jul 7, 2014 14:04:21 GMT -4 by Brackenpaw

I've done all my tricks. I'm tired of myself.

Foxflame

Application & Plotter

15 POSTS
	20 moons	Warrior
		Tom

12 ATK	14 DEF	10 SPD
10 END	10 AGI	13 INT

	Titleless
Played by Twi

ThunderClan

SLEEPING IN (foxflame) Jul 8, 2014 22:40:29 GMT -4

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Post by Foxflame on Jul 8, 2014 22:40:29 GMT -4

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As they exited camp, Foxflame turned toward's Sky Oak. "We're going to Sky Oak. We can do some decent training there, as well as catch plenty of squirrels to bring back to camp with us." The large eared tom smiled as he padded along, his tail tip quivering in excitement. Even now, seeing Sky Oak always seemed so amazing to him. He had never in his entire life seen a tree as big as the one in ThunderClan territory. It was a symbol of strength in ThunderClan; the great oak was strong and resilient, and made a wonderful, awe inspiring place to train their apprentices.
Plus, there were squirrels everywhere. You just couldn't go wrong.
Foxflame's odd colored eyes slid back to his apprentice, and he smiled. "So Brackenpaw, what is your favourite thing about being an apprentice so far?" The tom did his best to be as inviting as possible, trying to learn as much about his new apprentice as he could. After all, this was as much of a learning opportunity for him as it was for Brackenpaw.
As they came upon the giant oak, Foxflame turned to face his apprentice. His odd colored eyes scanned Brackenpaw carefully as he sat back on his haunches. "We will start with hunting, and work from there." Foxflame nodded, trying to sound as mature and responsible as he could. Deep down inside the young Warrior was just a big apprentice, really. He was playful and full of trickery; but he was also strong, and knew how to defend his Clan. The least he could do was pass that characteristic down to his new apprentice.

Last Edit: Jul 8, 2014 22:40:52 GMT -4 by Foxflame

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Brackenpaw

Application & Plotter

22 POSTS
	9 moons	Apprentice
	Hetero	Tom

7 ATK	5 DEF	6 SPD
5 END	5 AGI	7 INT

	Titleless
Played by Flicker

ThunderClan

SLEEPING IN (foxflame) Jul 9, 2014 22:05:34 GMT -4

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Post by Brackenpaw on Jul 9, 2014 22:05:34 GMT -4

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Brackenpaw padded after his mentor, trying to look nonchalant. It was just an every day training session, after all. It's not like he was a fresh apprentice who got excited about every little thing. But still...battle moves were kind of cool. And when you were hungry, so was hunting. (And hungry he was.) His stomach rumbled at the memory of the mouse and wished he had woken up earlier. The hollow cave in his stomach was all he could think of as Foxflame told him the plans for the day. Squirrels sound pretty good right now, he thought. Actually, when he did think about it, pretty much anything sounded good. Except for frogs and fish. That was just disgusting.

Plus, he was kind of excited for the Sky Oak. It was one of his favorite spots, and the massive tree never failed to impress him. With the abundance of prey this greenleaf, he wouldn't be surprised if he brought back more than just one today. I bet the squirrels will probably fly into my paws, he thought. This should be easy - and fun. He flexed his claws in anticipation, almost missing Foxflame's question. "So far?" He repeated. "The freedom," Brackenpaw said immediately. He shrugged, as if the answer was obvious. And for him, it was. "You get to do things you're not able to as a kit. Like leaving the camp, training, stuff like that." You get more respect, he added silently. No one treats you like a baby anymore when you're an apprentice. Well, not everyone, at least. Brackenpaw didn't want to say that to his mentor, though. He'd just make himself sound like an indignant fluffball. And besides, he didn't really need to complain like that to Foxflame, of all cats - he was one of the few clanmates he felt didn't boss him around because he was an apprentice, which was just one of the reasons he really respected his mentor. "It'll be even better when I'm a warrior," Brackenpaw added. I'll definitely have more freedom then.

Once they arrived at the Sky Oak, Foxflame sat down, and Brackenpaw followed suit. "We will start with hunting, and work from there." Brackenpaw nodded. That made sense. Save the best for last. He tried to stay still and pay attention, though he couldn't help shuffling his paws impatiently when he saw a squirrel in the corner of his vision. He was 100% ready to do some hunting.