a loyal apprentice [miragepaw]

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[atrb=width,469,true][atrb=cellPadding,0,true][atrb=cellSpacing,0,true][bg=4f830e] Fear gripped at his chest as his heart lurched forward and back, thumping heavily in his chest. What if he fell? His mentor would be so disappointed, he would have been the worst apprentice known to any warrior! Not to mention his brother would tease him about it and pick on him some more. Miragepaw was never good enough, why should he try anymore? He was a cat stuck in a tree for goodness sakes! His ears flicked as he heard his mentor speak to him. "Now, to get down, just go backwards. Feel with your feet first to ensure you have good footing." Was he serious? Go backwards? Looking behind himself Miragepaw took a deep breath. 'Is he crazy? Why would i go backwards i can't see that way!' He thought to himself and closed his eyes, stepping slowly backwards and down he clung to his branch for dear life, once his hind paw touched he gave a sigh of relief. He did not even notice his mentor a few branches down, he was far too focused on not dieing. Letting go of the branch he brought down he front paws and now clung to this new branch, and started the process again. After each branch he went down Miragepaw started to Quicken his pace, shimmying down faster. Since he was nearing the ground he didn't feel the need to cling for his life. Pausing he glanced down, they were not far from the ground and he could easily jump down, however he wanted to try something different, maybe practice getting down without going backwards. Turning around he looked down at the next branch, eying the distance and twitched his whiskers. Crouching low on the branch his claws dug into the bark and he pushed off gently, as he landed on the other branch his claws scraped against it until he held still. The fur on his body rose and he let out a deep breath. "Scarredstar i did it! Without going backwards!!!" he said excitedly and wiggled himself. A little more confidence soaked into his fur and body, maybe he could be good at something? Deciding that the jump down was enough excitement he looked at the ground and with a gentle leap he landed, tempted to press his nose against the earth and not leave it again, but to tell the truth climbing was actually fun! "Talking" 'Thinking' "Acting" "Your character speaking" {Word Count; 401 Ooc; Yay for Confidence!}