Chapter 5: Getting A Mentor
Silverkit yawned sleepily as he woke up. He walked silently over to the moss ball on the floor. It's greeness faded away as the moons went by. A few days ago he turned six moons. He didn't know that he would become an apprentice yet. No one told him that six moons was the qualifying age. He nudged the moss ball. He sat down with boredom. He sighed. His sister, Whitekit, was slowly crawling up to him. She went into a pounce position. One step. Two steps. And three! She pounced on him with a giggle. Silverkit was caught off guard and yelped with surprise. Once he knew what was going on, he easily took down Whitekit. He pinned her down, gave her a sly grin, and let her go.
"How do you do that? You always get the better of me." Whitekit meowed.
"I don't know. It's like I know what to do without thinking. It kind of feels like someone else is controlling me." Silverkit replied.
Whitkit was about to speak but was interrupted by Froststar
"Let all cats who can catch their own prey gather beneath the high rock for a Clan meeting!" She yelled.
Whitekit looked behind herself as Silverkit looked past her. They made their way to the entrance of the nursery followed by Splashkit who looked like she just woke up, and Specklesoar. Soon after, the rest of the kits joined. Every cat walked up to the rock, except the kits and their mothers. The rest of the cats sat down quietly.
"Some of you may know that some of the kits have reached the appropriate age of 6 moons." Froststar meowed scanning across the cats below her. "Which means it is time for them to be apprentices." She meowed. She looked at the kits. "Come here." She meowed. The kits hesitated and looked at their mothers for the command. The mothers nodded and the kits padded over to the high rock. They sat at the bottom of the rock, facing the crowd. "Splashkit," Splashkit looked up."You will now be known as Splashpaw. Your mentor will be Stormscar." Froststar announced. Splashpaw walked over to Stormscar and touched noses. Froststar turned to Whitekit. "Whitekit, you will now be known as Whitepaw! Your mentor will be Eagleglow" Froststar meowed. Whitepaw padded over to Eagleglow and touched noses. Froststar was looking around once again. Then she turned to Slatekit. "Slatekit, you will now be known as Slatepaw! Your mentor will be Rushstripe!" Slatepaw walked over to her new mentor and touched noses. Silverkit was watching the new apprentices closely. He was excited. His thoughts were interrupted by Froststar. "Breezekit, you will now be known as Breezepaw! Your mentor will be Swiftcoat!" Breezepaw was walking slowly to his new mentor when he stumbled on a pebble. He almost fell over. He continued but walked a bit faster. Silverkit chuckled a bit. He was imagining how he would fall on his way to the apprentice's den. He was interrupted again by Froststar by hearing his name. "Silverkit!" She meowed. He was shaking a bit. "You will now be known as SIlverpaw! Your mentor will be," Here goes nothing! He thought. He closed his eyes. "Graystorm!" Froststar yelled. The Deputy? Silverpaw thought. He looked around for him and saw him over by the nursery entrance looking confused. Silverpaw padded over to him and touched noses. He sat down as the Clan chanted their new names. "Splashpaw! Whitepaw! Slatepaw! Breezepaw! Silverpaw!" They all yelled repeatedly. Silverpaw smiled in pride. He saw Specklesoar looking proud. After they settled down, Froststar had one last thing to say. "Mentors of these future Warriors, I have faith that you will teach and protect your apprentices. Pass down your knowledge and teach them how to use it." Froststar meowed and jumped off the rock and headed to the leader's den. The new apprentices were greeted by the older apprentices. They showed them where the dens were and how to set them up. Silverpaw shared his den with Breezepaw. They both fell asleep excited for the first day of training.