"No... No! Fallensun..." Lionpaw sobbed as he ran over to his mentor and by his side. "No..." he cried.
Whitepaw looked away sadly. Her mentor, Icestream purred sadly. "He died honourably. No one could doubt that," she mewed as Oakstar appeared from the thick bushes.
"I will sit the vigil for him tonight... Dawnclan will grieve for him..." he whispered as he padded by Lionpaw's side and bent low, beside Fallensun's ear. "Oh, what will I do without you? My bestfriend?" he rasped. Shaking his head sadly, he gazed at Fallensun and then at Icestream. "Well done, all of you. Fallensun, will be highly missed. Icestream, how did Whitepaw and Lionpaw fight in this battle?" Oakstar asked camly.
"Like warriors. I wouldn't doubt their loyalty," she replied immediately.
"Then the ceremony shall be today," Oakstar announced. Whitepaw and Lionpaw's ears pricked but Lionpaw didn't move. How could he be happy if his mentor was.. gone?
"I, Oakstar, leader of Dawnclan, call upon my warrior anscestorsto look down on to these two apprentinces. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in return." he looked down at Lionpaw and Whitepaw, narrowing his eyes. "Lionpaw, Whitepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend this clan, even at the cost of your lives?"
Lionpaw felt sudden confidence in him. Like fire stirring inside him. Thinking for a moment, he tried to think of his past... his kithood... but couldn't... he didn't remember anything. He never really thought of it before..
"Lionpaw?"
"Hmm? Oh!.. I- I do.." he stammered, steadily.
Whitepaw smiled brightly. "I do," she echoed.
"Then by the powers of Starclan I give you your warrior names: Whitepaw, from this moment on, you will be known as Whitefrost. Starclan honours you for your, agility, and intelligence, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Dawnclan." Oakstar stepped forward and rested his muzzle on the top of Whitefrost's bowed head. She bent lower to giver her shoulder a respectful lick, then straightened up proudly. The cats were cheering her new name, her warrior name. She quickly padded over to sit with Icestream.
Oakstar gazed at Lionpaw for a moment, studying him. "Lionpaw, from this moment on, you will be known as Lionfang. Starclan honours you for your strength and bravery and we welcome you as a full warrior of Dawnclan," Oakstar, rested his head on Lionfang's bowed head. Oakstar tilted his head up slightly to Lionfang's ear. "My trust is in you, young one," he whispered.
Lionfang blinked. Trust? He wondered...
"I also want us to recognize, Fallensun. He served, me, and our clan well. We all honour him. Tonight he will watch over us in Silverpelt. And now I shall name Dawnclan's new deputy. I say these words before the body of Fallensun, so that his spirit may hear and approve my choice," Oakstar, continued solemnly. "Icestream will be the new deputy of Dawnclan," he announced.
Icestream seemed bewildered, but soon smiled. "I promise to serve you and the clan well," she mewed.
Lionfang smiled but was still thinking. Why did Oakstar say that? Whitefrost smiled. "We have to sit the vigil tonight... no talking." she reminded him. Lionfang nodded slowly. But as he looked up at Oakstar, he saw the leader gazing at him... AND Whitefrost. He sighed heavily as he looked to his side and saw Darkpaw, glaring at him... in fury. He saw the fire that burned in to Darkpaw's eyes... with jealousy too. Lionfang padded over to Whitefrost, so they would sit the vigil.