Lost Creek Hollow lemon

Enthusiastic, wasn't he?  Yes, but they don't hoot while they hunt, and right now you are to hunt like an owl.  And soon enough he skittered off to try again.

Of course, just because she heard him and expected him, it didn't mean she couldn't pretend just a little to encourage him.  Though Arbiter knew roughly where he was as she moved along, she did try to not swivel an ear in that direction.  Still, it was quite an improvement, even if she couldn't help herself from turning at the last second to playfully (and pretty gently) chomp him back.

Much better!  With more practice you will be even quieter.  And it will give you an advantage over your sister until she learns it as well, she said with a grin, always eager to foster a bit of competition between them -- encourage them to learn faster...  On the other hand, teaching Spook to be quiet was pretty useless, he was meek enough already that he didn't have as much of a problem going out of his way to not draw attention -- it was the other end of an attack that was more his trouble.