Apprentice Adventure

Gingerleaf walked out of the warrior den and yawned. She thought about her daughter and apprentice, Hollypaw. When she did that, a pang of sadness filled her heart because her kits reminded her of her loved mate, Dapplepelt. Slowly, she pushed that thought out of her mind. Snap out of it! It's your daughter who needs you! Shaking her head, the calico she cat padded to the apprentice den. "Hollypaw!"

Hollypaw was softly purring in her sleep, thinking of Blazingpaw.

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Hollypaw smiled, batting at his nose. She laughed and bolted for the elders' den, running from her best friend. He was chasing her, but stopped abruptly. "Hollypaw!" he called.

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She woke up. "Blazingpaw?" she murmured. Shaking her head to clear her blurry vision, she saw her mentor standing in the entrance. "Oh.. hi, Gingerleaf." she mumbled, looking at her paws. Her face heated up, but she rose into the air. "What're we doing today?"

Gingerleaf blinked once when her daughter and apprentice called a tom's name and then gave her a knowing look. Pushing that away, she walked closer to Hollypaw. "Good morning, Hollypaw. We are going to explore the territory, let's go. There are stuff to learn." The graceful calico she cat licked her daughter's ear before she turned to walk back into the clearing.

Hollypaw grinned up at her mother, then crushed the urge to run to the entrance of the camp like a kit. There were a thousand questions bubbling up on the surface of her mind, but she remained respectful and only managed one at a time. She tilted her head. The apprentice knew there was a place where all of the Clans went, and decided to just substitute the name. "Are we going to Meeting Clearing?" she asked her mother and mentor.