Littlekit's Apprentice Ceremony

Swiftstep hopped up onto the Tallrock with a small twinkle in his amber gaze. A young, lucky kit was going to be apprenticed today. They will train to soon become a warrior. A warrior Windclan would be proud of. The brown tom's face morphed to a serious one before he continued with the ceremony. In his heart, he was really excited for this young kit. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather underneath the Tallrock for a Clan meeting!" Swiftstep called with an authoritative tone.

Littlekit’s eyes slowly opened as a call from the deputy brought her out of her slumber. She already was pretty sure she knew what was to happen, as Twistedtail had prepped her a couple days ago that she was six moons old and ready to be an apprentice. There didn’t seem to be any apprentices ready to be warriors to her, nor any aging cats ready to retire, so it must be her. The tiny tabby’s eyes were filled with a soft, gentle light as she padded to the large rock at the side of camp. She wasn’t quite looking forward to this, but not anxious either. The thought of having to fight and train made her nervous, but she reminded herself that it was for the clan’s sake. She had to do this for the clan. She looked up at the brown tom with wide green eyes and awaited his next words.

The brown tom looked down at young Littlekit before continuing, "We all gather here today to make one of our kits an apprentice. Littlekit, please step forward." Once the small kit did so, the deputy nodded approvingly and then began to speak again, "Littlekit, you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day on, until you receive your warrior name, you will be known as Littlepaw. Fernwing will be your mentor. I know that she will pass down everything she knows on to you."

Fernwing’s green eyes absolutely sparkled with excitement. Yay, she had another apprentice! She gently slipped through the crowd of cats to approach Littlepaw, and she purred happily as she touched noses with her. ”Hi, Littlepaw! I’m so excited to begin training with you, we’re going to have lots of fun!”