Thanks, Guesto.
THE PAW THAT HIT HER FACE didn't hit hard, but it was still enough for her to have to shake her head to clear it. She looked at the black cat in front of her, her amber eyes narrowed as she glared. The tom only gave her a sheepish look in return, slowly setting his still-raised paw on the ground.
"You were supposed to dodge, Wolf," he meowed.
"Well, I didn't," Wolf meowed, flicking her tail in irritation. "I'm a Prey-Hunter Dean, not a Cave Guard."
"I'm hoping to turn you into a somewhat decent fighter," Dean told her. "C'mon, let's try again."
With a sigh, Wolf got back into the fighting stance that Dean had taught her. Her legs were arranged in a somewhat awkward position- as a cat used to leaping and crouching, she was unprepared for the spread out stance needed for fighting. Still, using the awkward stance made fighting easier. Dean looked much more comfortable in his stance.
"Ready?" the tom asked. Wolf took a deep breath before nodding.
Dean didn't waste anytime before he rushed for her, a paw in the air. Wolf leapt backwards, her eyes fixed on the open space of the tom's body that was now open to her. With a lunge, she leapt for the tom. Her paws hit his shoulder, and the two fell to the ground. Dean let out a huff of air. "Perfect!" he meowed. "Now get off me."
Wolf took a step back, allowing the other To-Be to rise to his paws. "I still like hunting better," she meowed.
"You always say that," Dean meowed. "C'mon, let's head back to the cave."
"Sorry," the two cats turned their heads to look at a silver she-cat. Her tail was flicking back and forth. "But Willow wants us to go hunting."
"How long have you been there, Moon?" Wolf asked, perking her ears.
"Long enough to watch you take down Dean," the older To-Be meowed. "We're meeting Glow towards the top of the mountain, so let's go!" Moon turned tail and started leaping up the mountain. The place Dean had chosen for the fighting training this time, one of their usual spots, was only accessible by leaping up and down large boulders. Wolf dipped her head to the tom before she bunched her muscles, landing on the first boulder.
The harsh mountain wind blew against her fur, pushing it the wrong way. It whistled in her ears as she made her way up the mountain that was her home. The smell of cold, fresh air hit her nose. Wolf couldn't imagine living anywhere else in the world, and she wouldn't want to.
Glow was sitting on a flat stone towards the top of the mountain, Dawn, Willow, and Glint were sitting next to her. Raven, Place, Cloud, and Strike were sitting below the stone.
"Good, you're here," the snow white she-cat meowed, rising to her paws. "We have hunting to do." Glow leapt off of the boulder, the small black and white tom quickly following after her. Willow and Dawn followed slower then the To-Be. Willow took a step forward.
"We'll start at the top of the mountain, then go to towards the bottom," the black she-cat meowed. She turned her odd-colored eyes towards Moon and Wolf. "You two are half way through your training- I want both of you to take more a of a lead on this hunt."
"Really?" Moon meowed. Willow nodded.
"Go on," she urged. "There won't be many hunting parties out today, so we can take our time and catch as much as possible." Moon and Wolf looked at each other before opening their jaws to sniff the air.
The To-Bes took the pace slow, carefully making their way down the mountain and sniffing every-so-often. Occasionally, Dawn or Willow would sent them in a different direction, but for the most part Wolf and Moon led the way. So far, Glint, Dawn, and Willow at caught a bird together, and Glint had caught a rabbit by himself.
Wolf saw a mouse hidden behind a stone, it's head occasionally poking its head over it. She dropped into a crouch, waiting for a bird to fall out of the sky. Her ears picked up the sound of a bird's call, and a heartbeat later she watched it's talons grip the small animal. She didn't hesitate to leap for the bird, digging her claws into it. Moon leapt up next to her, and she could see Dawn and Willow holding onto it's wings. They quickly fell to the ground, and Glow dealt the killing blow.
"Alright, let's head back," Dawn purred. Wolf and Moon hoisted the large bird up on their backs, making their way back towards the cave with the other Prey-Hunters and Cave Guards in tow.