Wrenkit's Apprentice Ceremony

For the second time in less than a moon, Wolfcall found himself at the base of the Tallbranch, preparing to give another kit their mentor. He didn't know Wrenkit all that well, admittedly, but the young tom seemed capable and enthusiastic, and that's all any mentor could ever really ask of their apprentice. Bunching his muscles, he leaped to the Tallbranch and flicked his ears towards the center of camp, his voice ringing out for all to hear. "Let all cats old enough to climb trees gather beneath the Tallbranch for a clan meeting!"

At the sound of the deputy's call, Wrenkit bounded from the nursery. This had to be it. He'd heard mutters of his mother speaking with the other queens and determined that finally it was his time to become an apprentice. The grey and white tom settled down at the center of the clearing, right in front of Wolfcall. His green eyes shown with enthusiasm as his tail waved excitedly behind him. Training alongside a warrior was his dream. They were all so impressive and skilled and brave. Locking his gaze on the tom above, he decided one day he would would be as great as Skyclan's deputy. Perhaps his mentor could teach him everything they knew about Wolfcall. And Spottedstar. And all the other great warriors of the clan. As if remembering he had yet to groom his fur, the tom paused and turned to smooth down his untamed pelt. This would be the first time the whole clan would take notice of him, and he had to make sure he looked perfect.

Greeting the kit with a smile, Wolfcall allowed him to quickly finish grooming his pelt, remembering how his mother had done the same for him on the day of his own apprentice ceremony. When he was ready, he called down, "Wrenkit, please step forward."

Waiting for the tom to do so, the deputy continued. "You have reached the age of six moons, and are ready to become an apprentice. From this day forward, until the day you earn your warrior name, you shall be known as Wrenpaw. Your mentor will be Amberwing - she is ready for an apprentice, and I trust her to teach you the ways of the warrior code in the same way that Spottedstar taught her."

Once each stray fur was tucked neatly in place, he looked up with wide eyes once more. When Wolfcall summoned him, there were only a few steps left to take the proper place beneath the tallbrach. Wrenkit's head and tail stretched to the stars. This was his moment. With only a few words, the deputy declared him an apprentice, with a brand new name - Wrenpaw. It seemed Amberwing was to be his mentor. The tom glanced around to seek her out. So this was Spottedstar's former apprentice? It was perfect; she probably knew as much as the leader did. Whisking his tail, he turned and wove through the crowd, dipping his head ever so slightly towards each cat that greeted him by the new name. When he finally met his mentor, he touched his nose to hers as he had seen done a time or two before. Offering her a smile and bright gaze, the grey and white apprentice meowed, "I'm ready to start training now, Amberwing! I had a big mouse earlier and have plenty of energy. You're going to teach me how to be the best warrior ever, right?"

Amberwing was barely listening until she heard her name. I'm a... I'm a mentor? Her eyes widened. She looked down at her new apprentice who touched noses with her. She smiled. "Not now though, Wrenpaw." She licked her white chest warily. "I'm tired, but first thing tomorrow!"