Post by swallowpaw on Jul 10, 2020 19:02:47 GMT -6
Sun warm against her pelt, Swallowpaw paused her walk to just stand and relax. It had been a couple days since she had been named Chanterellegaze's apprentice. At first, she had believed that it was all a cruel trick - leave it to StarClan to have a wicked sense of humor -, that as soon as she let her guard down and began to feel comfortable in this role, the she-cat would whirl around and cackle out that it had all been a ruse. This included, of course, the earth crumbling underneath Swallowpaw's paws, fire igniting around the medicine cat's face as she leans her head back in a laugh, with all of ShadowClan watching her and shaking their heads, wondering how on earth she had fallen for such a simple trick.
Her eyes snapped open and she pushed that thought away with a quiet shudder. As of right now, it wasn't a trick! Therefore she had to act as though it wasn't one. That's how this worked, right? Yes, she just had to think positive. And, if she was being honest, it was the perfect day to do so: the sky was a perfect shade of blue, without a single cloud ruining the consistent color. There was a light breeze that ruffled her fur and soothed her jumbled thoughts. Underneath her paws, she could feel the sun warm dirt meld into the marshy ground, as she continued further from the camp. There was just a hint of pine on her tongue and she breathed it in, inhaling the familiar scent of pine and exhaling her worry.
Taking another deep breath, she turned to her companion and forced out a weak purr. "Again, I thank you for agreeing to go herb hunting with me. Truth be told, I have not spent as much time as I would like outside of the camp. I would be quite worried to end up missing." Swallowpaw managed a chuckle, though it sounded more forced than anything.
"A-anyways, I wanted to look for some juniper berries or ivy leaves." She had not thought this far ahead and so she was now scrambling to think of a herb that she and Chanterellegaze needed. She desperately wanted to seem useful and so she had focused all of her attention on going out and gathering herbs. "I heard that there is an abandoned twoleg house nearby over there," Swallowpaw said, gesturing with her tail to the north. "I thought we could try out that spot first. That is, of course, if you believe that is a good idea!" She hurried to added, ducking her head a bit. How bold she was to suggest such an idea, when she had no way to prove if it was correct or not!
Her eyes snapped open and she pushed that thought away with a quiet shudder. As of right now, it wasn't a trick! Therefore she had to act as though it wasn't one. That's how this worked, right? Yes, she just had to think positive. And, if she was being honest, it was the perfect day to do so: the sky was a perfect shade of blue, without a single cloud ruining the consistent color. There was a light breeze that ruffled her fur and soothed her jumbled thoughts. Underneath her paws, she could feel the sun warm dirt meld into the marshy ground, as she continued further from the camp. There was just a hint of pine on her tongue and she breathed it in, inhaling the familiar scent of pine and exhaling her worry.
Taking another deep breath, she turned to her companion and forced out a weak purr. "Again, I thank you for agreeing to go herb hunting with me. Truth be told, I have not spent as much time as I would like outside of the camp. I would be quite worried to end up missing." Swallowpaw managed a chuckle, though it sounded more forced than anything.
"A-anyways, I wanted to look for some juniper berries or ivy leaves." She had not thought this far ahead and so she was now scrambling to think of a herb that she and Chanterellegaze needed. She desperately wanted to seem useful and so she had focused all of her attention on going out and gathering herbs. "I heard that there is an abandoned twoleg house nearby over there," Swallowpaw said, gesturing with her tail to the north. "I thought we could try out that spot first. That is, of course, if you believe that is a good idea!" She hurried to added, ducking her head a bit. How bold she was to suggest such an idea, when she had no way to prove if it was correct or not!
@open | swallow suggests going to hunt for herbs in an attempt to seem useful :3c