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Mentor

Nightfrost padded to the apprentices' den to greet his apprentice. He podded Swiftpaw, who twitched then mumbled. "Mom, it's too early," he whined.

"I'm not Goldenflower, I'm Nightfrost, your mentor. Having kit dreams?"

The black and white tom quickly opened his amber eyes. He sat up and licked his chest fur, embarrassed. "Get a piece of prey first. When you're done, we will be exploring the territory."

"Yes, Nightfrost!"

The apprentice padded quickly to the fresh-kill pile and grabbed something to eat. Nightfrost padded to one of his friends his friend. "How is Swiftpaw?"

"He's nervous, a little scared. Kinda reminds me of how I used to be."

"You were? That's unexpected. I thought you're always this tough, scary tom that you are now."

"I'm not. Every cat always had their weak times. Some last a short time, others stay for a while. It acts as a changing point, but only if it is allowed to."

Mousefur blinked. "Strange. I never thought of you as someone wise like Whitestorm."

"I'm not. It's...something I've experienced before. That's all."

Mousefur blinked at him. A moss ball hit him as Cinderkit ran up to him. "Nightfrost! Sorry!" She squeaked.

"That is fine," the tom mewed as he hooked his claw to the ball and threw it. The kits scrambled after the ball.

"Swiftpaw should be ready by now. I'll have to show him the territory." Nightfrost left to his apprentice who is now cleaning his face. Mousefur waved her tail in goodbye.

"Uh, Nightfrost. What are we doing today?"

"We are exploring Thunderclan territory today. You scared?" The kit was shaking with his pelt fluffed out. Fear scent wafted from him. Nightfrost pity the kit.

"Don't worry. I'm here. No Shadowclan cat will get you now."

Swiftpaw nodded and his fur flattened, though his tail was still fluffed.

"And after I've trained you, no Shadowclan warrior will get you like they did before. You'll be a strong enough warrior to shred them to pieces if they try."

Swiftpaw now beamed at him, and ran out of the gorse tunnel.

"Swiftpaw! You shouldn't go out so carelessly!"

The apprentice bounded back to his side. His tail waved in excitement. Nightfrost chuckled. The small warrior lead his apprentice to where they can see a pile of rocks.

"This is the Snakerocks, adders live here. Prey is scarce here and snake bite can kill a cat, so I won't hunt there unless it is leaf-bare. That's when the snakes are gone."

The black and white kit looked at his mentor. "I thought you weren't here until green-leaf. How did you know all that?"

"I'm friends with Whitestorm and I help him mentor Sandpaw. He told me a lot about the territory."

"Really?! So I get to train with him?"

"Yes."

He then lead him to the Great Sycamore, one of the biggest trees of the forest.

"Wow! Its huge!"

"This is the Great Sycamore. Its crown stretches beyond the canopy of the forest. The branches are strong, apprentices can learn climbing skills on this tree. Its also a great place to learn how to stalk."

Swiftpaw has his tail up hopefully. "But you'll learn how to stalk in another sunrise." His tail dropped.

They headed to a smelly, hard, gray stripe of land. Swiftpaw stiffened to the acrid smell.

"It smells awful!"

Nightfrost almost nodded in agreement. "This is the Thunderpath. You don't want to cross it."

Before he could continue, a monster roared pass by. "That was a monster. They can kill cats and other animals on the Thunderpath. But they don't leave the Thunderpath. So you'll be safe if you stay off it."

Swiftpaw nodded, trembling a bit. He perked his ears to another clan's scent. "It smells awful from the other side."

"That is Shadowclan scent. The land on the other side belongs to them."

The kit stared at the barren land, save for a few trees.

"How do they hunt? There's no trees or bushes to hunt in."

"Shadowclan is the sneakiest clan alive. And they love the to eat snakes and frogs there."

"Really? Gross."

Nigthfrost didn't say anything, though he was remind of his life as the Bloodclan leader. Prey was scarce there, so anything that is food that they find, they will eat it.

"Nightfrost?"

"Huh? Oh, it's nothing. Let's continue."

They followed the Thunderpath till they reached the edge of it. A little ways from there, they can smell moors.

"Smell the border so you know the scent."

Swiftpaw stiffed the air.

"It smells like Shadowclan and another clan is there."

"The clan is Riverclan. The moors used to belong to Windclan."

"Aren't there suppose to be four clans? Where is Windclan?"

"They were chased off by Shadowclan's previous leader. But that leader is gone now, so we don't have to worry about getting chased off."

They left the moors and headed back deeper into their territory. Another gigantic tree came into their view.

"This is the Owl Tree. Owls live in this tree. Sometimes they help us hunt."

"But how?"

"Sometimes when prey is scarce, warriors come to the Owl Tree to see where the owls go. Where the owls hunt, there is prey."

The two then continued until they reached the rocks near the river. Nightfrost padded on the warm rocks. Swiftpaw followed and purred at the warmth.

"This is Sunningrocks. It's a great place for warriors and elders to rest. An excellent hunting spot too, as there are plenty of prey around here."

"Why do I smell Riverclan here?"

"Sunningrocks is Thunderclan's boundary with Riverclan. Sometimes, these rocks belong to them, sometimes to us."

Nightfrost grinned.

"Do you want me to teach you something that'll make you a great warrior?"

"Really?! Teach me! Please!"

"All you have to do is to open your mouth wide. You will catch more scents that way."

Swiftpaw did as Nightfrost said, and while he can catch prey scent, the Riverclan scent became much stronger. He quickly shut his mouth, gagging at the smell.

"You tricked me!"

Nightfrost chuckled. "But it is true you can catch more scents."

Swiftpaw spat, trying to rid the fish taste, though it won't work. His mentor waited until he finished.

"Hurry now, we still have more places to go." The kit nodded and padded next to him. Nightfrost lead him to the pine trees.

"Here are the Tallpines. Twolegs often cut them down with monsters. It's also filled with needles and no place to hide while hunting, so be careful if you're hunting here."

He lead deeper in the Tallpines.

"This is the Treecutplace. Twolegs bring the cut trees here. You do not want to go near as there is poison around."

Nigthfrost then left the Tallpines and headed to the Twoleg place.

"This is the Twoleg place. Twolegs live in those nests. Kittypets and rogues sometimes wander in here. We need to chase them off as they would catch our prey and to show that this territory is ours."

"Do we? I mean, both Fireheart and you are from there. So how did you join the clan?"

"Sometimes leaders would let them join the clan. Though I don't know the reasons. Now, there is one more place to show you."

"But I'm so tired!...Sorry."

Nightfrost smiled. "Don't worry. It's near to camp."

They went into a sandy place near a steam.

"This is the Sandy Hollow. It's the perfect to train. The soft ground makes it unlikely for apprentices to get hurt."

"We're going to train here?"

"Yes. And now, it is time to go home."

Nightfrost padded away with Swiftpaw at his tail.