Dapplepaw's POV
Frozen blazes of the freezing snow shot into the trees like arrows piercing a hard stone wall, as the wind sung its mournful song. The wind was fiercely blowing the trees, causing the last leaves to drift into the river. The river's currents were swift, and the dirt on the forest floor danced into the river, making the clear blue water turn a mucky brown.
Prey was always scarce at this time of year, as they want to burrow deep into the ground, warm and safe from the cold, powerful leafbare blizzards. All the prey was quivering with fear. With prey so scarce, none of the cats in the forest could ever survive.
Dapplepaw was curled up in her den as she watched the whole forest shake. She could feel the same sorrow the forest that the forest was experiencing. Although many had given up hope, and thought that StarClan had abandoned them, Dapplepaw was certain that StarClan would always be with them.
"Hey, Dapplepaw!"
Dapplepaw looked up. There, right in front of her, an enormous dark tabby whom unpleasantly reminded her of Tigerstar. Tigerstar was a treacherous and ambitious cat that everyone feared and hated. She blinked. Dapplepaw saw that it was not Tigerstar standing in front of her, but it was Eaglekit.
"Eaglekit?"
"Actually, I'm Eaglepaw now," Eaglepaw mewed as he dipped his head in greeting. "I just became an apprentice, so I thought I would come here to tell you."
"But you live here now," Dapplepaw said.
Eaglepaw stared at her.
"Er…I know that," Eaglepaw said awkwardly.
"So who's your mentor?" Dapplepaw asked. She didn't know why it was so hard for her to speak to Eaglepaw.
"Kinktail," he replied tersely.
"But – but Kinktail – he only became a warrior two days ago!" Dapplepaw exclaimed.
"I know," the dark tabby apprentice replied. "But perhaps Lionstar thinks Kinktail is ready to become a mentor."
Dapplepaw opened her mouth to speak, but something stopped her. Perhaps Eaglepaw was right. Maybe Kinktail was the best choice for a mentor.
Sorry about this chapter. I wrote it when I was supposed to be doing my math homework. The next chapters will get better and longer.
EDIT: Guess what? My teacher loved this story and couldn't wait until the next chapter! Isn't that kewl?