"Blazepaw, wake up," he heard Emberblaze voice calling to him. Upon opening his eyes, he saw Emberblaze standing at the entrance of the apprentice's den.

"What is it Emberblaze? The sun hasn't even risen from the sky yet," Blazepaw yawned and got up to his feet, slowly walking to the entrance to meet him.

The older tom seamed amused by his tired speech. "With every apprentice, I have ever trained, they always join me at the start of dawn to show them the territory".

Emberblaze then sat up, his tail moving around excitedly. "You may have seen some of it before you came to live in the clan, but it's time that I show you around all of WindClan's territory".

Hearing Emberblaze's speech somehow lit something deep in Blazepaw's heart. Was it the call for adventure or was it the longing to know something that he never knew before?

Blazepaw nodded. "I'm ready. Ready to know everything you can teach me".

Emberblaze grinned. "Alright then, let's be off".

Without any more delay, Emberblaze lead Blazepaw out of the apprentice den and towards the camp entrance. Outside, the air felt cold and crisp. It was a clear sign that Leaf-fall was coming soon. Only a few cats were up to face the chilly morning air.

Tallstar was talking outside of his den with Deadfoot by his side. Blazepaw couldn't hear what they were saying, but he could tell it wasn't very good news. Without warning, Tallstar looked his way. It was if he predicted that Blazepaw was trying to hear them.

Luckily, Blazepaw was able to look away in time to keep Tallstar from asking him what he was doing. He quickly joined Emberblaze's side, hoping he didn't notice.

"Tallstar caught you eavesdropping, didn't he?" Emberblaze asked.

Dammit! How did he know? I thought he wasn't even watching me!

"No_I...," Blazepaw tried to lie, but couldn't due to Emberblaze's processing glare. "Yes, I did!" Blazepaw finally said, admitting defeat, "But I just wanted to know what's been bothering Tallstar, he looks-"

"Enough," Emberblaze meowed sharply, quickly silencing Blazepaw. "Caring about someone is one thing, but eavesdropping? You're just going to give those naysayers what they want. Proof that you are as bad as other kittypets".

Emberblaze stopped and looked deep into Blazepaw's forest green eyes. "I know you can be better. You've got to show them that you have the heart of a warrior. When that day comes, they will have to respect you".

"Thanks, Emberblaze," Blazepaw meowed. The senior warrior grinned and lead Blazepaw out of the camp.

By the time they both got through the gorse tunnel, they were on the moor. The sun had already rose and shone brightly on the tall grass that surrounded the landscape.

Blazepaw could feel the heat from the sun. It warmed his pelt and made him feel like he could stay on the moor forever.

As long as it was around, he knew the heat would chase away the chilly winds of Leaf-fall.

He could see that sun was reflecting off his mentor. He almost looked like the blazing cat from his dreams.

"The moor can be a wondrous place where countless apprentices have trained on these very fields to practice their speed and combat skills over many generations. You might as well be the first outsider that WindClan has took on to train as a full warrior apprentice," Emberblaze said, finally speaking after they had left camp.

"Really?" Blazepaw asked. Emberblaze nodded in reply.

"If you work hard with your heart showing you the way, I'm certain you'll become one of the finest warriors in WindClan".

"Alright then, teach me! Train me to fight like you, I'm ready to train," Blazepaw meowed and tried to show off his hunter's crouch.

Emberblaze chuckled. "Not today, I'm still showing every part of WindClan's territory. Remember?"

Blazepaw sighed. "Alright.."

They finally stopped running when they reached the large rock that Blazepaw remembered from his encounter with Morningpaw.

"Hey, Emberblaze? Does this huge rock have a name?" Blazepaw asked curiously.

"Ah, that would be Outlook Rock. From here you can see all over the moor. It's here that we also train our apprentices on sight. It's important especially when someday you might have the job of guarding the camp entrance". They both walked onto the stone and then sat down close to the edge of Outlook Rock. Emberblaze had not been wrong. Looking at the moor from the tall rock had given him an amazing view of the moor.

I never even knew how beautiful this place really is.

"Southwest from here would be Riverclan's territory. But that's past the most dangerous part of the gorge. No apprentice is allowed their until they have become a warrior," Emberblaze said, looking at the direction of falls, "It's much too dangerous".

"What about the forest?" Blazepaw asked, looking towards the endless amount of trees that were northwest, "I met some wild cats when I first came to the moor through that way".

"That would be Thunderclan, no Windclan cat is allowed to go there unless you're a medicine cat or leader like Tallstar. There has never been a warrior allowed to go there".

"Have you ever met one?" Blazepaw asked.

"A couple of times, mostly at gatherings," he said, leading Blazepaw away from Outlook Rock.

"Gartherings? What are those?"

"Those are the meetings that the clans have to share news. It's also a chance for clan members from different clans to interact with different cats from other clans...".

Before Emberblaze could finish, he stopped, horrified, to see a dead rabbit that lay on the grass. The poor thing had been ripped to shreds. The blood bled onto the grass and a few bloodstained paw marks were nearby.

"This isn't good, we must return to camp immediately!" he said, a bit of panic was in his voice.

"Why are you so afraid?" Blazepaw asked. He was getting frightened by his mentor's fearful pale face.

Emberblaze looked at him with one serious glare. "We may have Shadowclan cats on our territory".