Fogpaw's Warrior Ceremony

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather beneath the willow branch for a clan meeting!" The silver leader yowled out to the clan, eyes pinned on the apprentices milling about below. She was particularly interested in little Fogpaw, the tom was finally ready to undertake his oaths, it seemed not so long ago, Ravenflight was sitting here as an apprentice, but now Ravenflight's apprentice was ready. How quickly time moved...

Fogpaw stepped out of the apprentice's den and nervously licked his chest fur. He was hoping that this was his warrior ceremony. He looked up at Ivystar with a hopeful gaze.

Ravenflight watched proudly from beneath the willow branch as Fogpaw stepped out of the Apprentice den. She was confident that he was ready to become a warrior, and she sincerely hoped that he shared the same confidence.

Another grey tabby tom stepped on the branch, trying to imitate the strong pose of his leader. He took a deep breath before fixing his eyes on the apprentice he guided to the Moonstone just a night ago. It was his time to become a warrior, like him. "Fogpaw, Ravenflight has informed me that you are now ready to undertake your warrior ceremony. If you believe this to be true, step forward so we may begin." Jaystream stood up proudly and looked at the young tom with serious but kind eyes. It was a weird but happy feeling to see the apprentice he named as the warrior he always deserved to be.

OOC: I'll continue the ceremony from now on so you're free to post again.

Fogpaw hid his nervousness and stepped forward with confidence. His blue-green eyes looked up at the deputy, excited to soon have his warrior name. He waited for this ceremony for a while. He hoped his mother was proud of him.

"I, Jaystream, deputy of Riverclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn, Fogpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to be loyal, protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" The deputy glanced at the confident apprentice when serious when he stepped forward to receive his warrior name. He had no doubts that Fogpaw would honestly swear to follow the Code. He was a good apprentice and he was going to be a great warrior.

Fogpaw kept still as Jaystream spoke. As soon as it was his turn to speak, he gave a prideful smile. "I do." he said. His eyes held a new found confidence. Fogpaw had grown over the past moons. He was becoming a warrior!

He smiled at the young tom when he said those two words and he nodded, quietly. "Then, by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. From this day forth, you will be known to all as Fogcloud. RiverClan honours your loyalty to your clan and courage. I'm happy to welcome you to warriorhood and I pray you can become a great member of our clan as long as you live." With those words, the young tom was officially one of them. He was a Riverclan warrior and no one could doubt it. He earned his name through training and hard work so now he would be accepted by his fellow warriors as an equal.

"As per tradition, tonight you will hold a silent vigil and watch over the clan and your clanmates as they sleep. But for now, we celebrate the rise of a new warrior. May our ancestors light your path always, young Fogcloud, even in the darkest moments of your life." Jaystream left the branch and joined the rest of the clan to welcome his new and youngest denmate.