A Little Water Never Stopped Us! {Closed for Laurel}

Finchstream shook out her thick pelt, raindrops flying everywhere, but it was no use.  Another layer of water just took it's place, and at that moment she decided to just give up.  It had been storming for a few days now, and any effort to keep her fluffy pelt tame and pretty had gone to waste.  There would be plenty of time to groom once the weather cleared.  She and her new apprentice were out in the territory, and as she turned around to check Yarrowpaw was keeping up alright her smile never wavered.  "We're almost there sweetheart!  Sorry we have to go so far away, but the river is too swelled to fish there right now.  Once the rain stops though, we'll go see Sunningrocks and the borders, promise!"  The small she-cat came to a halt at the bank of what was usually a small stream, but right now it's banks had expanded to be quite large, yet still fairly slow-flowing.  "This looks perfect...now, have you ever swum Yarrowpaw?"

The fluffy furred she cat shook her fur out that clung water drops to them much like her mentor Finchstream.  She flicked her furry tail"it's fine "Yarrowpaw mewed her blue eyes sparkling happily. " Besides I get to come out into the territory so it's not that bad"She mewed. When the came to a stop she looked to the water quietly for a moment"yes... But my fur has always tried to drag me down.. "She mewed shaking her long fur out for a moment.

Finchstream trilled sympathetically, flicking her poofy droplet-dusted tail.  "Mine was like that too, in the beginning.  Don't worry, the more fish you eat the easier it will get!  Because of our food, RiverClan cats have special oils in their fur to help it be more waterproof and easier to swim with! For now, we're not going to learn any underwater fishing techniques since the currents are stronger than usual, but we'll still have to get in the stream to fish, at least a little bit.  Follow me!"  Letting the murky water wash over her paws, the short warrior waded a fox-length into the stream until the water reached the middle of her leg, and then beckoned Yarrowpaw to join her.  "You'll be fine, just step carefully."