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[bg=667744] Snow lay in blankets across the ground, covering brush and earth alike, creating an indiscriminate pathway between the trees of the Clan's territory. A gentle rustle of branches signaled the emergence of a cat; dark brown tabby fur blended well into a living forest, but did little to disguise the warrior in the grip of winter. Smoke curled away from Leafscar's nostrils as he exhaled the frozen air, his green eyes wandering the blank slate of snow in search of signs of a hunt. Casting a look up to the higher branches, the senior warrior was reminded of the exposure of leaf-bare; without the canopy of leaves, much more light filtered onto the ground level in the woods. So far, hunting was not going well, but that wasn't a reason for the tom to give up. Leafscar tested the air for a scent; and even though the chilling breeze overwhelmed his nerves, the tom was convinced that there had to be something for him to find. Something he could bring back to TreeClan. A snap attracted the warrior's attention and his head shot to the angle that the noise originated from. Muscles slid across muscles, legs pressed against snow-covered ground, and in seconds Leafscar was face-to-face with another cat. Although disappointed, the tom didn't allow himself to show it. "Hello," he greeted instead.

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Lionsong had felt her limps go numb, the snow that covered everything did nothing to damper her mood. She might be cold and hungry but she was in a far better mood than most of her clan-mates.

Having spent the early part of the day with Mountainpaw and checked on her sister to see if she was doing anything like a patrol or even hunting, Lionsong was content with her completed tasks, she said good-bye to the warrior guarding the camp and headed outside.

She felt warm even if her breath made a smoke cloud to follow her around she wouldn't let it ruin her mood. Careful with her paws she tried to step in places that other warriors had stepped in, easing the burden of the cold snow on her paws.

Her nose flared as the scent of another caught got her attention carefully she followed it, wondering if they would need someone to hunt with. Picking up pace she darted after the scent and a crack was heard. As she ran she didn't notice the low hanging bush branch and it was frozen which didn't help as she ran past it, the crack and breaking of the twig alerted the warrior ahead of her and as he turned around, Lionsong noticed it was Leafscar.

Taking a step back so she wasn't up in his face he greeted with a hello that she felt wasn't the most friendly of hello's, nodding her head in respect to the older warrior she gave her own greeting.

"I was wondering if you need someone to hunt with, I caught your scent and I tracked you here. You can send me off if you want if I'm bothering you." She said politely flicking her tail in beat with a tune she had her head, it didn't have lyrics it just had a few notes, rather dull but a tune none the less.

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[bg=667744] The tom's eyes widened slightly in surprise at Lionsong's implication. "No, certainly I wouldn't. I'd be happy for you to come hunting with me!" he meowed. Ears flattening in slight embarrassment, Leafscar averted his eyes, unsure of what to say. "I haven't been having much luck today, so I would appreciate the company." To be honest, the warrior was somewhat happy that she had come to seek him out; for the most part, it was usually Leafscar who tried to initiate friendly conversations with his fellow Clanmates. He was used to being regarded as a little annoying, probably because of his hovering nature when he was concerned, but the tom genuinely tried to do his best for his Clanmates. Resuming a walk, the tom meowed, "So how is your training going with your apprentice? Good, I hope?" The though reminded him a bit of his own apprentice; it had been awhile since he and Littlepaw had taken time to do a full-day lesson. It seemed to be a good time for the pair to go out again and work on something. Of course, Leafscar would put that off until after this hunting patrol with Lionsong.

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[/style][style=font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding-top: 5px; line-height: 12px;]He didn't send her away, so that brought a warm welcoming smile to her face. Flicking her tail she walked beside him, trying to drink in the scent of the territory but what little prey-scent crossed her nose were either stale or no existing. The thought crossed her mind for a moment, wondering how rabbits tasted but she pushed that idea aside quickly, no TreeClan warrior would dare hunt on another clan's territory.

Looking up toward Leafscar as he mentioned her apprentice she smiled and nodded her ears flickering in the cold. "We got along decently, but I'm sure he respects Longstripe more than he respects me, but it's expected. I know I'd feel the same if Snowstorm half way though my training got her, but he is a good apprentice. " Lionsong added after, having no part in bad-mounting her apprentice even by accident.

Taking even steps she paused for a moment, thinking she caught the scent of a bird but shook her head, knowing it was far to stale to even waste the effort. "How are you and Littlepaw? Are we going to be having a warrior ceremony soon?" She asked, remembering fondly on her own ceremony.

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[bg=667744] Leafscar nodded politely, listening to Lionsong's words as the two made conversation. He admired her for the empathy she showed toward her apprentice; it was something few cats had, but nevertheless a good trait. When she asked about his own apprentice, a warm smile flashed across the tom's face. "Littlepaw's doing very well, she's very eager and energetic, and it makes her easy to train! I should hope to have another apprentice like her." With a thoughtful pause, Leafscar nodded, "Littlepaw's getting closer to her warrior ceremony, but I don't think she's ready quite yet. Hopefully in the next moon or so." Even while speaking, the warrior was gathering in the scents around him, trying to detect something worth tracking. Unfortunately, it seemed that the only creatures' scents were old and worthless to the pair. Dark green eyes scanned the ground level of the forest; perhaps they would need to try a different area? "Do you want to look for something a bit more open?" the tom asked. "I think in this part of the forest, all of the prey is going to be holed up." He glanced at Lionsong to await her response; of course, whether she wanted to try that or not, he planned to go with whatever decision she made. It was his personality; agreeable, indecisive, obedient.

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[/style][style=font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px; text-align: justify; padding-top: 5px; line-height: 12px;]Lionsing smiled pleasantly toward him, it was nice to talk about new warriors and training to another cat. Finally Lionsong felt the pride the her mentor Snowstorm always talked about, it truly did warm one's heart.

She glanced at him briefly as he mentioned about traveling to a more open location. She nodded in agreement and from his posture she took a slight lead and head toward a more open part of TreeClan.

For a moment she awed in the beauty of TreeClan's snow covered ground but quickly grew to dislike it as she opened her maw to taste the air and found full of scents but most lacking in the truth warmth of a fresh one. Flicking her tail she looked back at Leafscar. "I think our best bet would be for us to dug in the snow" Lionsong said, looking up the trees for something, anything to catch.

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[bg=667744] Though he disagreed with her, the tom cat nodded in agreement, never offering the same question twice. Inhaling the cold winter air, Leafscar detected the faint traces of prey in the forest, hiding no doubt, but present. "I'll start over there," the tabby tom meowed, flicking his tail toward the roots of a nearby tree. Without another word, the warrior padded over to the location and, after flexing his claws into the icy ground, began to dig into the snow. Right away, he could feel to uncomfortable chill of ice pieces stuck between his pads, but the tom continued his task. After a moment, the tom struck a hard part and pulled up an acorn from the hard earth. The object was heavily covered in the scent of squirrel, rather fresh, and Leafscar wondered if the creature was still around the area.