The dark moonlit sky shined over the Clan territory. It was a quiet and peaceful night, which meant that everyone would get a nice sleep.
The gray tom lead the light brown she-cat over to a poorly built area, that was getting most of it's support from Thunderstar's small den. "This is your den...I promise I'll start working on it more once you can start doing things a bit more independently..." He said, gulping at the end of his words. He hopped that Cherrypaw would like it.
Cherrypaw glanced in, and saw a good looking nest, but the den was terrible, and there was barely any room for her to move. Just one bump and everything would fall on her. "Sorry Thunderstar, I would break this thing... I can sleep outside if you want..." She said.
Thunderstar sighed, and shook his head. "I guess there is a little bit of room in my den. Come now, young one. First lesson of training, let's see how strong you are. Knock down this den. Yours, not mine."
Cherrypaw nodded, and kicked it with her right hind leg. She watched as the twigs started to fall, then soon enough, the whole thing collapsed, but just in enough time that Thunderstar had gotten her nest out of the damage. He slid it into his den.
"Nice job, Cherrypaw." He told the apprentice.
Cherrypaw had a smile on her face as she entered her den, and went into the nest. As she shifted around in the nest, Thunderstar noticed she was cuddling with the little amount of moss that was in her den. She must have been used to the warmth of a kittypet house.
He looked at his nest, and quietly pulled out a little of his moss from his nest, and put it into Cherrypaw's stack. "You'll need it," He whispered, smiling at the young cat.
The former kittypet smiled. "Thank-you," She whispered, her eyes wide. They were staring right into Thunderstar's.
"Night," He said, getting into his nest. He was a bit cold, but he didn't care, as long as the new apprentice was okay with sleeping here. The tom had to learn to live with other cats, and this would be a little hard, since she sort of is a stranger, but on the other hand, a friend. A silly friend, that is.
Thunderstar stayed up a little late once again, thinking about Shadowstar. He glanced at the heavy-asleep apprentice, then decided that he needed to sleep as well. He closed his eyes, and slowly, he started to get into a dream.
A blue-gray tom decided to settle down in a forest, quite near the Clan territories, during the night. He felt as if he was close to someone that he hadn't seen in a while. It couldn't have been his sister though. She must have been long gone, enjoying a peaceful life, while he was out in the cold each night, barely surviving. He fell asleep, planning to find a good area to stay in for a little while in the next few days.