Barleytuft had arrived swiftly at his deputy and former mentor's call, having just been grooming himself in the clearing of camp after a small meal. The sandy warrior looked eagerly up at the Tallrock, his pelt prickling. Who is the lucky kit becoming an apprentice today? Barleytuft wondered, remembering when he had gotten to experience his own. He watched the red she-kit move proudly through the gathering crowd. She looked calm - much more calm than he'd been.
The tom settled and looked up to Swiftstep as he began to speak. He listened to the words he'd heard a hundred times already, it seemed, but then they took a surprising turn: "Barleytuft will be your mentor." His heart stopped for a moment, then soared as he leaped to his feet, speechless and stunned both at his deputy's praise and at the realization that he was a mentor now. Barleytuft met Brookpaw's eyes as she found him, and he eagerly stepped forward to meet her, pressing his nose to hers.
Barleytuft stepped away from her, ears perking as she asked a question. He laughed. "Oh, yes," he promised. "Don't you worry, Brookepaw - we'll be doing plenty of training. By the end of your apprenticeship you'll be sick of it." Barleytuft nudged her playfully, and purred, "Hopefully it won't be because of me, though." With that, he called her name along with the rest of the Clan, his soft amber eyes gleaming with pride.
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