Cedarpaw's Warrior Ceremony

"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath Highrock for a clan meeting!"

Nettlefire stood on the Highrock again, still conducing warrior ceremonies while her father was ill. She realized as she stood there that she'd been up there frequently as of late, for both warrior and apprentice ceremonies. She supposed that, despite everything, it was still nice that so many ceremonies were taking place. They were bits of normalcy, and growth, moments where everything else could be put aside, if only for a little while.

She thought about this a moment as she waited for the crowd, and, specifically, for Cedarpaw.

The brown tabby bounded below the rock. It seemed so many ceremonies were happening now. She hoped today would be her own! Cedarpaw had witnessed quite a few in the last few moons, and was equally excited for her’s. She sat down, her tail swishing, and her emerald eyes gazed up at Nettlefire.

Nettlefire spotted Cedarpaw below the rock, the apprentice's green eyes meeting her own.

"Please step forward, Cedarpaw," she said, waiting for her to do so.

"I, Nettlefire, current deputy of Thunderclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn. Cedarpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"

Cedarpaw’s grin lit up her face. She was right! The she-cat took a step forward, almost leaping in the air with excitement. ”I do.” What else would she answer? She was ready to protect her clan. She was gonna be a warrior! She wondered what her name would be. She hoped it was cool. Cedarpelt, maybe? She wasn’t sure, but she was excited to find out what it was.

A light, pleasant breeze ruffled at Nettlefire's fur. The air was bright and warm. And Nettlefire was happy to see the apprentice smile so excitedly as her name was called.

"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Cedarpaw, from this moment you will be known as Cedarheart. StarClan honors your loyalty and your kindness, and we welcome you as a full warrior of ThunderClan,"

"Cedarheart! Cedarheart!" Nettlefire called, joining in with her clanmate's chants.

A lot of things have gone so very wrong lately, she thought But at least today is a nice day,

The newly named warrior’s emerald eyes looked around at the chants calling out her new name. Cedarheart. It was prefect! The brown tabby was proud to be a warrior, and she loved her new name. Cedarheart was a proud warrior of Thunderclan now.