When Mosspaw arrived in the nursery, Ivypool was asleep with Daisy sitting next to her, watching the kits. Mosspaw glanced at the sleeping queen and then back at Daisy. "Do you think you could chew this up and give it to Ivypool when she wakes up? I don't want to wake her, she looks so peaceful."
Daisy nodded and Mosspaw left the leaves with her and then padded back into the clearing. Suddenly, Bramblestar bounded up to the Highledge. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather her beneath the Highledge for a Clan meeting."
Mosspaw noticed Bluepaw, Fernpaw, and Hollowpaw sitting near the front of the group looking thrilled. Hazeltail and Blossomfall had their kits groomed and sitting outside the nursery.
Bramblestar yowled from the Highledge. "This is a good day for ThunderClan. We are naming three new Warriors and four new apprentices. Bluepaw, Fernpaw, and Hollowpaw, step forward. Icecloud, Rosepetal, Poppyfrost, are you satisfied that these apprentices are trained in the Warrior Code?" The three she-cats nodded and Bramblestar bounded down to stand in front of the three apprentices.
"I, Bramblestar, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of you noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Bluepaw, Fernpaw, Hollowpaw, do you swear to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do," the three cats answered.
"Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your warrior names. Bluepaw, from this moment you will be known as Bluestripe. StarClan honors your courage and loyalty, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan." He rested his muzzle on the top of the newly named warrior's head and she licked his shoulder respectfully.
Bramblestar turned to Fernpaw. "Fernpaw, from this moment you will be known as Fernleaf. StarClan honors you wisdom and quick thinking, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan." He rested his muzzle on top of her head, and she, too, licker his shoulder respectfully.
Bramblestar turned to Hollowpaw. "Hollowpaw, from this moment you will be known as Hollowtail. StarClan honors your strength and loyalty, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan." Hollowtail bent and licked his leader's shoulder then moved back to sit by his sisters.
"Bluestripe! Fernleaf! Hollowtail! Bluestripe! Fernleaf! Hollowtail!" The Clan chanted their new names while the three newly named warriors stood proudly together.
Bramblestar waited until the noise quieted down and then turned to the four kits sitting with their mothers. "And now I have the honor to name four new apprentices. Sneezekit, Redkit, Yellowkit, Rowankit, you have reached your sixth moon it is time for you to become apprentices."
"Sneezekit, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Sneezepaw. Whitewing, you trained Seedfur well and I trust you will do well with Sneezepaw." Sneezepaw bounded up to Whitewing and touched his nose to her, then followed her to the edge of the crowd.
"Redkit, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Redpaw. Seedfur, Whitewing trained you well and you are ready for your first apprentice. You will be mentor to Redpaw." Seedfur bent down to touch her nose to her new apprentice's.
"Yellowkit, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Yellowpaw. Hazeltail, now that your kits have become apprentices, you are free to take on an apprentice. I trust that you will do well with Yellowpaw. "
"Rowankit, until you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Rowanpaw. Cinderheart, you no longer have kits in the nursery and are ready for another apprentice. You shall be mentor to Rowanpaw. Train him well." Lionblaze purred as if he were the one receiving an apprentice as Cinderheart padded forward to touch noses with Rowanpaw.
Bramblestar flicked his tail to dismiss the Clan and then bounded down from the Highledge, padding up to Mosspaw. "So do you stand by your decision to be a medicine cat?" he asked her. When she nodded, he went on. "I'm glad. It's always good to have an extra medicine cat around." He nodded at Mosspaw and then headed across to talk to his deputy, Cloudtail.