- .....▌cricketpaw
.....▌ apprentice | 11 moons | she-cat | tagged; thistlerunner, leopardstream, shiloh
She nodded, quietly observing the changes in Thistlerunner's expression. Her mentor looked tense, and Cricketpaw wanted to ask more questions, but she held back. She understood the sorrow that hung in the air between them. When she motioned with her tail for Cricketpaw to come with her, the small she-cat sprung to her paws and followed. "Alright," she said, slightly reassured by Thistlerunner's calm pacing.
The sunlight weakly flickered through the bushes and trees, dappling her mentor's already spotted pelt. Cricketpaw watched the shadows dance through the underbrush, her eyes narrowing as she tried to determine where the prey could be. She'd been distracted by their discovery of an outsider and had nearly forgotten that they were on a hunting patrol. Still, she saw nothing, and the scent of the outsider still masked the possible scent of prey. She was startled for a moment, her ears catching what she thought was more distant voices, so she paused. "Hey, Thistlerunner?" she began, but in the silence she could no longer hear the noise, and she trailed off.