He nodded to his mate in agreement.
"So what do you think?"The she-cat had finally finished her thoughts.
"I don't know what to say. I mean it could be possible but, what's the point of hiding kits when you can teach them to follow in your paw steps?"
"That's the thing I want to know. It could be possible though that those kits could've been used against her."
"I don't know maybe you're over thinking it?"
"Well you're probably right but that still doesn't explain way they had –kit at the end of their names."
"A rouge or loner could've known about the clans and gave them that part. Anyway you've been looking troubled ever since your leader ceremony lets wrong?"
"Well I received a prophecy from StarClan that told me of great heroes that will save the clans…"
Breezefeather
Her white pelt gleamed in the pale, early green-leaf sun.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join me here beneath the meeting stump for a clan meeting", her voice rang out for all to hear. She gazed down happily at her kits as they stood near the front. She knew what was coming for them and they knew as well.
"Breezepaw, Eaglepaw, Darkpaw and Vixenpaw please step forward. You have all trained under StarClan's mighty code and it's time for you to become warriors. Mothfur do you think Breezepaw is ready to become a warrior?"
"Yes Owlstar."
"Thank you now Doveflight do you think Darkpaw is ready to be a warrior?"
"Yes Owlstar he has trained well."
"Thank you Doveflight now how are your apprentices Hawkflight and Deerfur?"
"Eaglepaw has trained to her full potentional and I think she is ready to be announced as a full warrior."
"Vixenpaw is the same and she deserves to be a warrior."
"Ok thank you now it's time. I, Owlstar, leader of WindClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these four apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Eaglepaw, Darkpaw, Vixenpaw, and Breezepaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your lives?"
"I do", the voices came from Eaglepaw, Darkpaw, and Vixenpaw.
"I-I do", it was Breezepaw who spoke last.
"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior names. Darkpaw from this moment on you'll be known as Darkpelt; StarClan honors your bravery and skillfulness. Eaglepaw from this moment on you'll be known as Eaglewing; StarClan honors your loyalty and courage. Vixenpaw from this moment on you'll be known as Vixenclaw; StarClan honors your strength and cleverness. Finally Breezepaw from this moment on you'll be known as Breezefeather; StarClan honors your kindness and spirit."
"Darkpelt, Eaglewing, Vixenclaw, Breezefeather. Darkpelt, Eaglewing, Vixenclaw, Breezefeather", the whole clan cheered for the warriors, then Sparrowfur, their father, sat up in all the commotion.
"If you don't mind may I speak?" Owlstar nodded her head to her mate.
"I have something to tell you all. Owlstar is having another litter of kits!" The clan cats cheered for their leader and her mate. Sparrowfur stared proudly at his mate while the meeting was called to a close. Breezefeather just looked at her litter mates with excitement in her eyes.
"Can you believe we're finally warriors?!"
"No Breezefeather I-I can't believe we are but, what is really shocking to me is that we're going to have more brothers and/or sisters!" The others nodded their heads in agreement.
Maplewing
The huge tom stepped up onto the Highledge for a clan meeting. Like many before him he called out the ancient words of StarClan.
"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join me here beneath the Highledge for a clan meeting. I want to make two new apprintces in to warriors. Maplepaw and Ferretpaw please step forward. I, Oakstar, leader of ThunderClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these two apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Maplepaw and Ferretpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan, even at the cost of your lives?"
"I do", the pair of excited apprentices said at the same time.
"Needlefoot and Squirreltail do you think they're ready?"
"Yes we both do. They had fought bravely against ShadowClan and seem to have the skills of a full warrior."
"Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior names. Maplepaw, from this moment you will be known as Maplewing. StarClan honors your skill in battle and intelligence. And Ferretpaw from this moment on you'll be known as Ferretwisker. StarClan honors your strength and bravery."
The clan cats called out, "Maplewing, Ferretwisker! Maplewing Ferretwisker!" The new ThunderClan warriors had smiles across their faces.
"Ferretpa- I mean Ferretwisker can you believe we're finally warriors!"
"Yes especially after we showed those stupid, fox-hearted ShadowClanners what we're made of!" A day before ThunderClan and ShadowClan had another battle over the stripe of territory that divided their lands. Maplewing was proud of what they had done. Once again they had taken back the land that was rightfully theirs. After their ceremony the new warriors went hunting. Maplewing's brown and ginger mottled pelt gleamed in the light through the leaves. The she-cat scented mouse and carefully stalked the precious piece prey. She had successfully caught the mouse along with a scrawny vole and an unusually large squirrel. The newly named Ferretwisker had caught a sparrow and small rabbit. With their catches the new warriors headed back to camp.
Marshclaw
The ShadowClan cats were devastated. They had lost many to ThunderClan during the battle. The clan cats were wounded and in desperate need of healing herbs. ShadowClan's leader, Yellowstar, had lost a life and her brother in the bloody battle. Yellowstar sighed heavily as she climbed up the Leader's branch.
Her voice rang out as she called to her clan, "Let all cats old enough to fight join me here beneath the Leader's branch for a clan meeting. As you know after the battle yesterday we had lost many amazing cats. I have seen the battle skills of some of our apprentices and I believe it's time they became warriors. Icepaw, Pinepaw, Cedarpaw, Cinderpaw, Swiftpaw, and finally Marshpaw please come forward. I, Yellowstar, leader of ShadowClan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on these six apprentices. They have trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend them to you as warriors in their turn. Pinepaw, Icepaw, Marshpaw, Cedarpaw, Swiftpaw and Cinderpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and protect and defend this Clan,even at the cost of your lives?"
All six apprentices said, "I do."
Then by the power of StarClan, I give you your warrior names. Icepaw from this moment on you'll be known as Icestorm. StarClan honors your courage and loyalty. Cedarpaw from this moment on you'll be known as Cedarfur. StarClan honors your bravery and skillfulness. Cinderpaw from this moment you'll be known as Cinderflame. StarClan honors your cleverness and fighting skill. Pinepaw from this moment on you'll be known as Pinepelt. StarClan honors your independence and spirit. Swiftpaw from this moment you'll be known as Swiftfoot. StarClan honors your speed and strength. Marshpaw from this moment you'll be known as Marshclaw. StarClan honors your forethought and energy."
"Icestorm, Cedarfur, Cinderflame, Pinepelt, Swiftfoot, Marshclaw! Icestorm, Cedarfur, Cinderflame, Pinepelt, Swiftfoot, Marshclaw!"
"Wait before this meeting ends I want to announce one more warrior and even new appertices. I'm afraid that Russetpaw will not survive the next few days. I ask my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has learned the warrior code and given up his life in the service of his Clan. Let StarClan receive him as a warrior. He will be known as Russetclaw." The clan cats bowed their heads in respect for the young dyeing warrior.
"Russetclaw, Russetclaw", the clan cheered with sadness.
"Now, Brackenkit, Mosskit, Flamekit, and Sandkit come forward please. Sandkit you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Sandpaw. Your mentor will be Spottedtail. I hope Spottedtail will pass down all she knows on to you. Spottedtail,you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Owlclaw, and you have shown yourself to be brave and loyal. You will be the mentor of Sandpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her. Brackenkit you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Brackenpaw. Your mentor will be Mistfur. I hope Mistfur will pass down all she knows on to you. Mistfur,you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Mousefoot, and you have shown yourself to be kind and skillful. You will be the mentor of Brackenpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her.
Flamekit you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Flamepaw. Your mentor will be Tawnyscar. I hope Tawnyscar will pass down all he knows on to you. Tawnyscar,you are ready to take on another apprentice. You had received excellent training from Tigereye, and you have shown yourself to be brave and wise. You will be the mentor of Flamepaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to him. Now finally Mosskit you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Mosspaw. Your mentor will be Cedarfur. I hope Cedarfur will pass down all he knows on to you. Cedarfur I know this is sudden but,you are ready to take on an apprentice. You had received excellent training from Hollyclaw, and you have shown yourself to be brave and skillful. You will be the mentor of Mosspaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her."
"Mosspaw, Flamepaw, Sandpaw, Brackenpaw! Mosspaw, Flamepaw, Sandpaw, Brackenpaw!"The whole clan cheered.
"Hey Marshclaw", the tom pun around to see the newly named warrior, Cinderflame.
"Oh h-hi Cinderflame, how are you!"
"Excited that we're now warriors. Hey not to be rude to Yellowstar or anything but, she seems desperate."
Marshclaw looked confused," What do you mean by that?"
"Well what I mean when I say that is she announced six new warriors and four new appertices. Which may I might add aren't even six moons. You know as well as I do their only five."
"I guess your right after all this past leaf-bare we lost many cats. Most being appertices and kits." Cinderflame purred and flicked her tail across Marshclaw's nose. The pair sat and ate a sparrow together with tails entwined.
Dewfur
Dewpaw was never a real clan cat. Every time he thought about RiverClan an icy chill ran down his back as he remembered the story his mother would tell them. His mother was banished from RiverClan after he was born. His mother, Silverfeather, was banished all because she fell in love with a loner and had his kits. One of which being Dewpaw. Many times Silverfeather had told him of the evil, insane cat that was Troutstar. She had told Dewpaw of how he got rid of his two other litter mates, Lilykit and Toadkit, only to let Dewpaw live. Shaking the memory away Dewpaw met up with his mother and the group of loners they had joined. Today his mother seemed unusually happy as he met up with her. The leader of the group was a she-cat named Ash. Ash stood atop a rock to where she could look down on the cats whom she led.
"Let all cats old enough to swim join me beneath the Rain rock for a meeting." Happiness swelled in his chest as he knew what was going to happen.
"Dewpaw as you know I'm not a clan cat let alone a clan leader but, even if I'm not you and your mother came to us lost and afraid. I'm glad we helped you because, both of you had taught us well in the ways of your clan code. Anyway let's get back to the ceremony. I, Ash, leader of our small group of loners, call upon your warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Dewpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
Dewpaw squeaked excitedly, "I do."
"Then from this moment on you'll be known as Dewfur. StarClan honors you speed and bravery."
"Dewfur, Dewfur!" The loners had cheered his name and they all went back to their duties.