Rainkit's Apprentice Ceremony

Today was a special day for Ebonysong. There hadn't been any apprentice ceremonies that she had done before, and the newly-named deputy was very excited. Joyfully hopping onto the Jagged Rock, Ebonysong's bright silver-blue eyes scanned the ground below her, before reality crashed into her. The dark gray she-cat was going to be doing her first ever ceremony. StarClan, please don't let me mess this up. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Jagged Rock for a Clan meeting!" Ebonysong called out, her voice only trembling slightly. Feeling proud of herself, the deputy scanned the gathering crowd for Rainkit.

Rainkit was still happily asleep in the comfort of the nursery when Ebonysong called for the clan meeting. If the queens hadn’t awoken him, Rainkit most likely would have slept through the meeting. After being awoken, Rainkit scrambled out of the nursery and towards the Jaggedrock where cats had been waiting just for him. His fur wasn’t well groomed and there were still pieces of moss that clung onto his pelt, but Rainkit gave it no thought. He was too eager to be named an apprentice, he didn’t worry about silly things such as how he looked.

Spotting Rainkit in the crowd, Ebonysong audibly sighed in relief. She was quite worried that her voice wasn't loud enough, but at least the kit had heard her. Now, onto the next part of the ceremony... The dark gray she-cat struggled to remember the next few words for a second, before her brain restarted again. "Rainkit, please step forward." Ebonysong waited a moment for Rainkit to step forward, before continuing. "Rainkit, you have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to become an apprentice. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, your name will be Rainpaw. Your mentor shall be Mistyfalcon." Her eyes meeting the warrior's, Ebonysong smiled encouragingly. "I trust that he will pass on all he knows to you."

Mistyfalcon heard Ebonysong's voice ring out across the clearing and padded over, dark form settling at the edge of the crowd. An apprentice ceremony, it had certainly been a while since the clan had had one of those, and a half smile flickered across his face. Looked like Ebonysong had got her wish at last.

Rainkit was the one he'd met with Flintstar, and him being made an apprentice was no surprise. What was a surprise was hearing his own name being called. Mistyfalcon's dark gaze snapped to Ebonysong in surprise. I'll do my best, Ebonysong. He thought.

He stood, stepping towards the newly-named apprentice and lightly touched his nose to Rainpaw's.

"We'll start training tonight." Mistyfalcon said quietly.