This Is Another Day[paw]

Emberheart made her way to the apprentice's den after remembering that, oh, yeah, she had been entrusted with an apprentice. The young warrior was determined to do her best and teach Daypaw all that she needed to know.

"Daypaw," she purred softly, nudging the pale-colored she-cat with her nose. "Wake up, it's time for training."

Daykit- no wait Daypaw, remembered all in one second that she was an apprentice, and that this was the first day of her training. With the soft nudge from Emberheart, the girl sprang to life like a robot given batteries. A very excited robot. She scrambled to her paws, a huge smile on her face. ”Where are we going?” She asked, too excited for introductions or greetings. She could barely keep from bolting our the camp entrance that very second. Luckily she didn’t, thank StarClan.

Emberheart had an answer ready, having spent most of the time before falling asleep thinking of exactly that - wanting to find the perfect system, something that wouldn't be too overwhelming for Daypaw but wouldn't teach her nothing at all. "I'll show you around the territory, and then we can do some basic battle training. So, to the borders."

Daypaw nodded at Emberheart’s plan, more than ecstatic to hear that she was actually going to start battle training today. While hunting was cool and all, more than anything Daypaw wanted to be a great fighter. Protecting her clan was so important to her, for her mother, her sister, and for all of her friends. Not to mention she wanted the street cred of being a real bad***. ”Sounds great. I’m ready whenever!” She replied with a purr, preparing to follow her mentor out of camp.

"Well, let's get started." Emberheart made her way out of camp without hesitation, trying to decide which border to start with. She wouldn't be going anywhere near the RiverClan border today. No sense in taking an as-yet untrained apprentice near a place where there would likely still be fighting. That left the Thunderpath and the Fallen Oak. As she led Daypaw towards the Thunderpath, she stopped to ask a question. "Tell me. What can you scent here, Daypaw?"

Daypaw was eager to figure out where she was being led. So many possibilities, places she’d only heard about from her mother or older cats who were willing to entertain. She followed behind Emberheart, taking her time and acting quite whimsical. It was like a whole new world out here, and Daypaw was drifting into her thoughts. She was brought back to reality when her mentor asked her what she smelled.

She took in a big sniff, and let the scent of the forest waft into her small pink nose. ”Smells like snow, but also some birds maybe, and I feel like we might be getting close to something, with a weird smell. It’s not great.” She said. Though she couldn’t place it, she was referring to the very faint scent of gasoline, and cars, as they neared the Thunderpath.

"Very good. That's the Thunderpath." Emberheart led Daypaw just close enough to see the Thunderpath, but then turned back. "It's very dangerous because of the monsters, so try to stay away from it outside of marking borders."

As she led Daypaw to the Fallen Oak, she spoke. "This is the Fallen Oak - the border with SkyClan. Can you catch the SkyClan cats' scent?"

Knowing things that the apprentice didn't and passing that knowledge on... It felt nice. But feeling that Daypaw might be getting bored - she had no idea how Clanborn cats' first training sessions usually went, hers having been mostly an introduction to the very basics that most Clan cats knew almost instinctively - she had to add, "I promise we're almost to the battle training. But knowing the territory is important, too. You have to use your surroundings to your advantage in any fight you hope to win, after all."