As we walked sunwhisker fell into step besides me. "So how's training blackpaw?" He asked. "Is he giving you a hard time?" I looked at him and scoffed. "Blackpaw is fine! You saw that squirrel he caught earlier he's doing great right blackpaw!" I called out to the young tom. He turned with a look of pride glowing on his face from the compliment especially since it was from his mentor.
"So how's leafpaws training?" I asked. "She needs to work on her battle skills but overall she is doing fine." He meowed looking at his apprentice proudly. By now we had reached the northern tip of the island and were close to the east side. Blackpaw suddenly crouched and crawled forward. "What is he doing starrywater?" Littlefish meowed. "Shh." I meowed already knowing what he was stalking. We followed him to the river that separated the two islands in waterclan lake. He sat by the river peering cautiously in the water. He flicked his ears and plunged into the water. "Blackpaw!" Leafpaw exclaimed in surprise.
The patrol rushed to the edge of the river but I padded calmly toward the river. Blackpaw was on his back in the shallow bank of the river with a silvery flopping fish clenched between his jaws. "I told you I would teach you how to hunt fish tomorrow!" I meowed exasperatedly as I jumped in after him and helped him out. "Now you'll have to carry that fish the rest of the patrol until we get back to camp." Littlefish meowed. "Why can't we bury it like the other prey?" He asked shaking off his pelt. "Because fish have a stronger scent than other prey." I meowed. "That's why we usually catch fish last right?" Leafpaw asked.
"Right." Sunwhisker meowed. "Lets go we can't waste time." Littlefish meowed turning back to cross the river. I waited for a moment and launched myself into the river. "Starrywater!" Littlefish screeched in shock. "What I'm just having some fun." I giggled swimming around littlefish. She laughed. "You do this every time we have to cross a river." Sunwhisker chuckled. Blackpaw followed me by jumping in same as me. We all swam across the river to the second island.
