She wondered what all the leaves were for. Probably healing, she thought to her self. She looked up as Firestar entered the den. Morgan ducked her head in respect, although she was inwardly scowling. Firestar looked impressed and sat down in front of her. He stared speaking in a polite and gentle tone,
"I see Cinderpelt has already gotten you working, eh? I know you're mad at me but I need to explain some things. First of all I'm your leader until you are a warrior and chose what clan you want to be in, Graystripe will teach you about that. Graystipe is a good friend of mine and will be your teacher, your mentor who teaches you to be a warrior. You'll like him!" Morgan sat there, taking it all in. Okay, she thought. I have to train to become a warrior and then I can pick which of the clans I can join, I hope I really do like this Graystipe. "Thanks, Firestar. May I meet this Graystripe?" Firestar sighed and gently said'
"Yes, just one moment." He padded out of the cave and entered again with a gray tom. Morgan stood and twitched her tail in greetings. The tom looked kind of reluctant, but kind. The gray tom said,
"Hi, I'm Graystripe. I hope you will learn well with me." Morgan nodded and replied as politely as possible,
"Right, um, I hope I do learn well with you-Hey! What do you mean by that!" finished Morgan angrily. Morgan heard a groan from behind her as Cinderpelt walked in. Morgan flushed and stammered,
"Uh, oh, Cinderpelt. I was just meeting my mentor, Graystripe, uh-
"Ha, Ha Ha ha ha ha ha ah, Firestar she sounds just like us when we were apprentices. Remember when we went away without telling anybody? We-
"Graystripe, don't encourage her!" Cinderpelt interrupted him, "besides your Clan deputy, supposed to set an example!" Morgan was cracking up now and when she was able to look up again she saw that Graystripe was purring with amusement and Cinderpelt were glancing at each other with sly expressions on their faces. Morgan picked herself up and asked,
"I notice that my name is like way different form all your guy's names. Will I have to change my name?" Firestar answered with a nod,
"Tonight you'll have a naming ceremony. You'll get a new name and Graystripe will officially become your mentor." Morgan purred as they left and Cinderpelt turned to her with a sly glint in her eye. She padded over to her moss nest and settled down. Morgan followed her lead and also and fell asleep to be well prepared for the ceremony later on.
Morgan stretched as she pulled herself out of her moss bed. She shook her body to rid of all the pieces of moss. Cinderpelt blinked a hello and began to groom herself. Morgan tried to do so herself, but she was still used to being human. Morgan looked up from her struggles to find Cinderpelt watching with sympathy.
"Do you want some help, Morgan?" she asked. Morgan gratefully nodded and Cinderpelt showed her how to lick her chest clean and how to lick her paw and then swab it over her ears. When they were finished Morgan padded over to the puddle to see how she looked. Her black pelt shone with health. The crescent moon shaped patch over her left eye glowed… Glowed! Wait a second, she thought, how is light ejecting from my head? It was a very faint glow, a misty blue, but still it shone. Morgan twisted her head to glance at her tail. It had the same color of dark, royal blue, just on the tip of her black tail though. Cinderpelt mowed softly from behind her,
"It time, Morgan. Go over to the big stone in the center of the camp and sit in front of it. Wait until Firestar calls you up and then you will…. Well, I don't want to spoil the surprise!" Morgan left and nervously padded into the clearing. Firestar was waiting for her. She timidly blinked a greeting and took her place beside a white cat with long white hair. The tom slipped a peek at her, but made no other indications that she even existed.