Sleetkit's Apprentice Ceremony

”Let all cats old enough to hunt their own prey, gather beneath the willow branch for a clan meeting!” The tall deputy looked down at the warriors, apprentices and kits gathering behind his paws. They probably knew what was this about: another kit was becoming an apprentice, ready to learn the ways of a warrior. Sleetkit was now old enough to start his training, so it was time for his ceremony. Jaystream was glad... Brightpaw's death still felt heavy in his heart but seeing new apprentices brought him hopes of a bright future. Hopefully... in the right moment, the young tom would become a warrior just like him. That was his biggest wish for Sleetkit: the chance of becoming part of the clan and create a family here, among his clanmates.

Sleetkit walked out of the nursery. His eyes widened at the site of the gathering cats. Was this a ceremony? Was this his ceremony? He quickly walked to a spot near the front and sat down. He was bubbling with excitment at the thought of becoming an apprentice.

"We gather today to celebrate the ascension of one of our kits to the apprentice rank. Sleetkit, please step forward."His green eyes suddenly fixed on the young tom and he smiled at him, gently.

Once he approached him, the deputy continued the ceremony. "Sleetkit, you have reached the age of six moons, and now it is time for you to be apprenticed. From now on you will be known as Sleetpaw until the day you're ready to become a warrior. Your mentor will be Duckpuddle. Even though she's still recovering from the great battle for the Sunningrocks, I'm sure that she's now ready to become your mentor and that she will be able to teach everything you need to become a loyal and honest Riverclan warrior. I pray to our ancestors to look for both of you during your training." With that, he ended the ceremony and jumped off the willow branch, ready to join the celebration for the new Riverclan apprentice. The large tom glanced at the young warrior and he smiled at her, trying to give the motivation to be a good teacher for Sleetpaw. He was her first apprentice, after all.

Duckpuddle, from where she sat in the crowd, lifted her sharp green gaze up to the willow branch once her name had been mentioned. An apprentice? How exciting! The brown warrior had never trained any cat before, and now she finally had the chance. She was determined to be a good mentor for the young tom. Duckpuddle met Jaystream's glance with a smile of her own as she padded over to Sleetpaw. The she-cat lowered her head so that she could touch noses with her new apprentice.
"Hi there, Sleetpaw," She began, "I'm so excited to start training you. We'll be beginning early tomorrow, so be sure to rest up tonight."

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