Silence filled the elders' den. Slowly the kits awoke from their deep slumber.
"Did all of you dream what I dreamed?" Dapplekit meowed lazily.
"Depends, did you dream about jumping mice again?" Sagekit teased.
"No, about Rock and -" Dapplekit thought hard. "I forgot their names, already."
"Their names are Rock, Stream, Tree, Meadow, and Marsh." Skykit piped up. "Oh, and Bluestone."
"Good memory, Skykit," Otterpelt rasped.
"Um, thanks," Skykit's ears turned red with embarrassment.
"No need to be embarrassed," Otterpelt purred. "I'm very proud of you, and proud of you too, Dapplekit. You remembered at least one of their names."
"Yeah, I guess so," Dapplekit growled.
"But I'm quite surprised, how did Skykit get such a good memory?" Sagekit piped up.
"I don't know," Skykit shrugged. "And I don't know how I remembered that cobwebs stop bleeding."
They all stared at Skykit in shock, except for Otterpelt who smiled. "I think you should be the medicine cat apprentice, Skykit," he rasped.
"M-me? M-medicine cat apprentice?" Skykit squeaked. "Seriously?"
"Well, uh," Sagekit's ears burned with embarrassment. "I, um, wanted to be medicine cat apprentice."
"Well, you can be the medicine cat apprentice," Skykit scoffed. "I don't want to be it."
"Thanks," Sagekit's green eyes brightened.
"Yeah, no problem," Skykit sighed and laid down next to Otterpelt. "Your so warm."
"Uh… um… thanks?" he rasped, looking down at the kit who snuggled up next to him.
"Can you tell the rest of the story?" Skykit and the rest of the kits asked.
Otterpelt purred, making him and the young kit vibrate.
"Alright," he meowed.