As one mass, WindClan drifted toward the Tallrock. He must’ve said the right thing after all. Tail swishing, the dark tom scanned the crowd until his gaze landed on a cream-colored pelt. To Raventail, Baykit had always seemed reserved and soft-spoken, but Raventail could guess from…recent events…that he was every bit as excited to start his training as the next kit. It was clear enough from how quickly Baykit abandoned his previous activity for a seat beneath Tallrock. Well, no point in keeping him waiting. ”Baykit, step forward.”
In the time it took for Baykit to obey, Raventail ran through the words in his head yet again. Thank StarClan for the ceremonies he’d seen since returning from the lake; he would have been lost without them. ”You’ve reached the age of six moons; it’s time for you to be apprenticed. From this day until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Baypaw. Grousefrost will be your mentor.” There was something impossibly strange about assigning an apprentice to the cat he’d trained alongside for so long, but the more he thought about it, the more it seemed…right. ”Trust me,” he meowed, smiling as he turned back toward Baypaw, ”he’s not as scary as he looks. He’ll make a“—he bit back the word efficient—”thorough mentor. May he pass on all he knows to you.” With that, he bounded down from the Tallrock on unsteady legs to join in the chant: Baypaw, Baypaw, Baypaw!
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