Chapter 5
Iceclaw
The river ran red and orange all around the reeds surrounding RiverClan camp. Iceclaw was sitting with her apprentice, eating a juicy carp. The clouds were a rosy pink, stark against the beautiful blue sky with streaks of pink. The sun was setting over the white mountains, turning them orange. Willowstar walked outside her den, the light outlining her fine figure. She yowled, just as Iceclaw was finishing her carp.
'All cats that are able to swim gather around the Waterrock for a Clan meeting!' Everybody quickly gathered, knowing that it was Sagepaw and Minnowpaw's warrior cats ceremony. The two apprentices in question stepped out from the reeds by the river, where they had been washing their fur and making themselves ready for their warrior ceremony. However, even after all their time practicing, Minnowpaw was quivering with excitement, while Sagepaw's claws kept on sliding in and out. Mistheart and Rustlefur sat proudly, letting the apprentices know that they had passed their assessment. Sagepaw had caught five trouts and two pikes, while Minnowpaw had caught four minnows, four pikes and four carp. In their land assessment, Minnowpaw had caught a sparrow, two mice and a water vole, while Sagepaw had proved himself to be better at fighting than hunting and swimming by only catching a robin and a squirrel. Iceclaw had just been eating one of Minnowpaw's carp. Iceclaw turned her gaze to Willowstar, who started speaking. 'I, Willowstar, leader of RiverClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the way of your noble code, and I commend them to you as a warrior in their own turn.' Willowstar looked down slowly from the glimmering stars of Silverpelt, to the two unnamed apprentices in front of her, before continuing to talk. ' Minnowpaw, Sagepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your own life?'
Sagepaw and Minnowpaw replied without hesitation, 'I do!' Willowstar smiled, thinking of her own warrior ceremony, Iceclaw guessed.
'Then by the powers of StarClan invested in me, I give you your warrior names. Sagepaw, from this moment on, you will be known as Sagestrike. StarClan honours your strength and fighting skill, and we welcome you as a full warrior of RiverClan.' Willowstar rested her head on Sagestrike's shoulder, and Sagestrike licked her shoulder respectively. Sagestrike backed away and sat by his old mentor, Mistheart. Minnowpaw stepped forward. 'Minnowpaw, from this moment on, you shall be known as Minnowsplash. StarClan honours your swimming and hunting abilities, and we welcome you as a full warrior of RiverClan.' Willowstar rested her head on Minnowsplash's shoulder, and Minnowsplash licked her shoulder and backed away, sitting next to Rustlefur, her old mentor. 'SAGESTRIKE, MINNOWSPLASH, SAGESTRIKE, MINNOWSPLASH!' The Clan yowled their new names to StarClan, congratulating the newly named warriors. Stormpaw, Streampaw and Brightpaw didn't look jealous, instead, they were quite the opposite. They looked overjoyed for their old denmates.
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