Nightpaw's POV
I woke in a dark forest with Thistleclaw by my side. "What have you learned so far" he asked. I gulped and replied "I don't know cinderheart usually just attacks me" I replied blushing.
He looked shocked. "With claws?" Thistleclaw asked. I nodded feeling embarrassed.
Thistleclaw's light, playful eyes turned dark. He shook his white head. "Here we will only use sheathed claws". I nodded my head feeling happy.
"We will start with a front paw blow" he stated "it is when you bring your front paw down hard on your opponent's head with claws sheathed". Thistleclaw looked at me "but we will try it on this log and when you try it on me barley hit me, ok?" he asked.
I nodded and ran over to the log. When thistleclaw thought I had mastered it he told me to try it on him.
I crouched down and suddenly sprang forward and lightly dabbed his head. Thistleclaw purred "good now try it again".
My eyes shone I never got praise from cinderheart!
After a few more tries Thistleclaw told me to stop. "Now that you have got that down we will try one more for tonight it is the tail yank".
I felt excited and strong. I was right thistleclaw does just want to help!
"For this move you grab your opponent's tail and yank it with such force that the opponent is thrown off balance." Thistleclaw mewed. "Try it on me" he replied.
I ran up and grabbed his tail gently in my teeth and yanked it softly down so he fell. He purred and his amber eyes shone with pride.
"Would you like to come back tomorrow night?" Thistleclaw asked. I nodded realizing he was the only way I would be a great warrior.
I woke up in the apprentice den with the smell of thistleclaw on my fur. It was time to leave. I groomed myself quickly.
When I was finished a grabbed plump a mouse from the fresh kill pile. Molewhisker and Cherryblossom the two newest warriors plopped down next to me with a vole each.
We gulped them down in quick famished bites. In a few minutes we were finished.
Thornclaw's patrol came running through the camp entrance. Thornclaw screeched "ShadowClan is attacking". Brackenfur leaped up exclaiming "where are they?" Thornclaw hardly had time to screech right behind us" when they attacked.