Rabbitfur slipped slightly beneath his apprentice's weight. Not that she weighed much - she actually didn't. But he hadn't realized how tired he was. But he regained his footing and looked up at her from over his shoulder.
"From there, you can perform scruffshake, which is where you grip your opponent's scruff tightly in your jaws and shake it aggressively and violently, but this is more effective on opponents you've managed to bring down, such as if I had fallen when you leaped onto me. You can also rake your claws along my sides and nip at my neck. But what you need to look out for is the drop-and-roll. The opponent beneath you will drop and roll in an attempt to crush you. Leap off when you believe they will do this. And when they drop, turn and go for their belly." He signaled that he was about to drop.
Fallowpaw heaved the hare onto the pile, ears still swiveled back in disappointment. That is, until Longtail spoke. She perked up again, holding her tail high.
"Really? Thank you!" She looked at the hare before she attempted to brush some mud from it. Her warm amber eyes wandered to a mouse Longtail had caught, then she sat down and looked at her mentor expectantly. Did she have his permission to eat?
