Shadowkit rolled over and shook the feathers from her nest out of her fur. with a quick shake. she yawned and stretched, blinking the sleep out of her eyes. She saw her father, Lionclaw, standing in the entrance to the den. "Hey, Dad!" she meowed as she leapt up and ran over to him.
"Hello, Shadowkit," he purred, rubbing his face against hers. "It's a special day today, isn't it?" he asked.
"Yup! I'm gonna be an apprentice today!" she said. "I'm so excited! I'm gonna be the best apprentice ever!"
"You sure are," he told her with a laugh. "C'mon, get something to eat before the ceremony. begins."
"Okay." the she-cat sprinted over to the fresh-kill pile where she pulled a mouse out of the prey and started tucking in, glancing back every now and then to where her father sat, now talking with her foster mother, Stripeheart.
When she had finished the mouse, Shadowkit saw her father beckoning and ran over.
"Come on, it's time!" Lionclaw told her. They padded to stand with Stripeheart and the others under the highrock.
"Shadowkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Shadowpaw. Your mentor will be Lionclaw. I hope Lionclaw will pass down all he knows on to you." Icestar gazed down with cold blue eyes at her clan and then called up Lionclaw.
"Lionclaw, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Redwind, and you have shown yourself to be kindly and brave. You will be the mentor of Shadowpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Shadowpaw."
Lionclaw touched noses with Shadowpaw and purred gently in her ear, "Well done."
Shadowpaw twitched her ears excitedly as they leapt down from the highrock. "Can we start training now, please?" she asked her father happily.
"Of course," he meowed.
this chapter was written by: Ravenwhisper's wish (wishes)