Lionpaw, Greeneyes, and Tigerpaw followed Minho to a larger den. The brown tom pushed his way through the bramble barrier. Three other cats stood inside of the large space. It was almost as big as the clearing of the camp. The three cats looked up from what they were doing.
Minho turned towards the visitors. "Which of you has the water element?"
"I do." Lionpaw responded firmly.
"He saved my life with it twice!" Tigerpaw grumbled.
"Good." The tabby cat responded. "You have learned how to use it a bit. Excelente."
Tigerpaw was breathing heavily from the dehydration. "Can you get us some good water?" He croaked.
Minho let out a small cackle of laughter. "I see you have found the ocean. Yes, I will get you some fresh water."
The tom moved further into the den, leaving the clan cats with the three strangers.
"You are the water cat?" A white she-cat asked.
"Yeah." Lionpaw replied.
"You're hardly bigger than a kitten!" A black tom retorted.
"That doesn't make me any different." The golden apprentice meowed.
"Does it really take that long to get water?" Tigerpaw growled.
"Relax, I got this." Lionpaw told him.
He flicked his tail and water came from the back of the den, flying to them through the air.
"See?" He purred.
The water settled on the ground and they started drinking it. Once they finished, he used his power to put the water back.
"You cats look like you haven't had water or food in days!" The third cat, a tom that looked similar to Bramblestar, meowed.
"There's no water in the plains." Greeneyes told him. "All we could find to eat were those prairie dogs."
"You had to cross the plains?" The dark brown cat gaped. "Oh, sorry, you're probably wondering who I am. He he. The name's Bay. That white she-cat is Zima and the black tom is Panther."
Minho looked over the cats, watching them closely.
"I'm Lionpaw." The golden apprentice finally meowed. "That's Greeneyes," He flicked an ear towards his mentor," And the other cat is Tigerpaw."
"Nice to meet you." Bay replied, dipping his dark brown head.
"Alright." Minho interrupted before they could start talking again. "Lionpaw, your training begins today. Are you ready?"
Lionpaw held his head high. "Always."