Falconpaw's Warrior Ceremony

Tinystar made his way onto the Tallbranch with a slight limp to his step, and called out to the clan, "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Tallbranch for a clan meeting!"

Falconpaw padded up to the Tallbranch with a curious but confident look in his yellow eyes. He wondered what this meeting could possibly be about as he blinked and waited.

"We gather here today to give one of our apprentices their Warrior name and rank," he began, looking out upon the gathering clan bellow, a smile on his muzzle. "Falconpaw has proven himself worthy to climb the ranks of SkyClan and receive his Warrior name," Tinystar spoke and then paused for another brief moment before continuing.

"Falconpaw, please step forward."

Once the apprentice stepped forward, the short tom continued. "I, Tinystar, leader of SkyClan, 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. Falconpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

Falconpaw's chest puffed out with pride as he stepped forward when Tinystar said his name. Excitement in his gaze as he listened to the ceremonial words and responded without an ounce of hesitance. He glanced towards Jaypaw briefly as he forced himself to speak calmer than he felt.
"I do." He answered simply, wondering what his warrior name would be.

Once the apprentice replied, he went on with the ceremony. "Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Falconpaw, from this day forward you shall be known as Falcongaze. SkyClan honors your strength and determination. Congratulations," he finished. With that, Tinystar leaped down from Tallbranch, and making his way over to the newly named warrior, offered a soft bump of his muzzle to the tom in a quiet form of congratulations as the rest of the clan flocked forwards as well.