Swiftdapple yelped in surprise as Lionstride swept her paws from underneath her. They were battle training. Swiftdapple rolled as Lionstride's paw hit where she was a second ago. Swiftdapple jumped up and twisted, landing on Lionstride's back, panting. Lionstride reared up and flung her off, Swiftdapple flipping and rolling so when she landed Lionstride wouldn't pounce on her. Lionstride pounced on the open ground, huffing in exertion. While Lionstride struggled to keep going, Swiftdapple took the advantage and slid underneath him, hooking his paws from under him and twisted to plant her paws on his neck. "To slow!" Swiftdapple purred. "You're fast!" He mewed, panting. "You're very strong." Swiftdapple swept her tail across his ears and padded to the other side of the clearing. It was leaf-fall. "We're going to have to train more if we don't want to lose prey during leaf-bare." Lionstride meowed, sighing. "Of course. Let's hunt now." Swiftdapple licked Lionstride's shoulder.
Swiftflight tasted the air. She was one of the best hunters, since she was nimble and swift. "Mouse!" Lionstride hissed. Swiftdapple snaked up to it, flashing out a paw to kill the mouse. "Great!" Lionstride licked her shoulder as he went to pick it up. Swiftdapple jumped into their tree. The tree was thick, hollow inside. Swiftdapple liked the top, while Lionstride like the inside. Lionstride clambered up the tree, dropping the mouse. Swiftflight gulped down half, then left the rest to Lionstride. "Frost is coming." Swiftflight tasted the cold, leaf-fall air. Leaf-bare would arrive very soon. "Let's do tree training." Lionstride suggested, padding to her side. "I'll win again!" Swiftflight mewed gleefully, dropping to the ground and purring. "Okay!" Lionstride mewed. "Ready... Set..." Lionstride paused. "Go!" He yowled, twisting and landing behind Swiftdapple as he leaped for her tail. Swiftdapple was too fast. She whipped around, almost colliding, but leaping over his head to land on his back. Yowling in defiance, Lionstride reared up, catching her tail that was in front of him. Swiftdapple was yanked off, but in midair, she twisted to the side to land on her feet, sliding under Lionstride in a second. Lionstride's legs buckled as Swiftdapple leaped back, rearing and crashing her paws down on his tail. She was going for the body, but Lionstride had moved. Lionstride jumped past her, swiping skillfully at her ear. Swiftdapple moved up into the tree. She loved the skillful swipes she had learned as a kit. Swiftdapple couldn't imagine what other cats did- Just catching whatever fur they could reach and scratch? Swiftdapple bared her teeth and planted her front paws on Lionstride's shoulders as he emerged. He was too strong, pushing her over. Swiftdapple immediately sprang back to her paws, her thick calico pelt disappearing into the leaf-fall branches. Swiftdapple leaped, catching Lionstride off guard. "Ha!" She meowed in delight as she pinned him down. Lionstride went limp, Swiftdapple thinking she'd won. With a yowl, Lionstride reared with all his might, pinning Swiftflight down. "You win!" Swiftdapple gasped for breath. Swiftdapple jumped down. "That was good!" Swiftdapple purred. Lionstride glanced at the sky. "It's almost dark. Let's get some rest." He mewed.
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