Sweetkit's Apprentice Ceremony

Wolfcall was finishing up a late meal, the barest remainders of a mouse between his paws, as the sun started to disappear. Tonight, he had another apprentice ceremony to put together - this time, Sweetkit. He was preparing for another influx of apprentices, since multiple litters had been born lately, and finding the right match for all of them was proving to be a little more difficult than expected. SkyClan was growing, and it was growing quickly, and soon it was going to be a race between giving super green warriors an apprentice, or saddling multiples on some of the more experienced warriors.

With a slight yawn, the deputy scarfed down the last of his mouse and then rose, stretching, before clawing his way up to the Tallbranch. "Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Tallbranch for a clan meeting."

There was movement among the nursery as Sweetkit's mother tried her best to get the excited kit to be stull as she smoothed down her fur. Finally getting her fur slicked back Sweetkit had been allowed to leave the nursery in excitement her mutlicolored fur spiked in some areas as she moved to settle down quietly when the clan gathered for the meeting. She quickly smoothed down her fur again as she turned her gaze to Wolfcall up on the tallbranch

A glimmer of amusement sparked in Wolfcall's eyes as he watched Sweetkit's mother in the entrance of the nursery, attempting to wrangle the kit into sitting still long enough to groom her. He kneaded the branch beneath his paws, itching to get started, and met the she-kit's gaze as she approached. "Sweetkit, step forward. You have reached the age of six moons and it is time for you to become an apprentice. From this day, until the day you earn your warrior name, you will be known as Sweetpaw." He paused to let that sink in, and then searched for her mentor in the crowd. "Your mentor will be Bloodstrike. I taught him everything I know, and trust him to pass on the same to you."

Bloodstrike had gathered beneath Tallbranch and reclined slowly into a sit. There had been many apprentices lately, and he enjoyed watching their excitement. He remembered feeling like that... what a great time that was. He was busy remembering his own apprentice ceremony when Wolfcall assigned Sweetkit... Sweetpaw to him. Bloodstrike sat up straighter at the mention of his name and ssslllooowwwllllyyy let his eyes rest on Sweetpaw.

Oh boy... his first apprentice... Once the surprise melted away, a whirling mixture of excitement and nervousness wreaked havoc on Bloodstrike's emotional state. He nodded once in affirmative to his father, his face mostly stoic but a small smile creeped across his lips.

He padded over proudly to Sweetpaw and touched noses with his new apprentice.

"Thank you Wolfcall. I am honored to take Sweetpaw as an apprentice." He said honestly before turning his attention back to Sweetpaw. He leaned down to her again and spoke in a whisper.

"Are you ready for this? Nothing but cold, harsh reality from now on..." his face started out as serious, but quickly gave way to a warm smile and a playful chuckle. "But you'll do fine. I'll help you." And with that, he ended it with a gentle butting of heads and a brief rumbling purr.

Sweetkit blinked her green eyes glittering in excitement when she was addressed. She quietly stepped forward and listened as he spoke before she was approached by her new mentor and was given her new name,Sweetpaw. She couldn't have been more excited. She eagerly touched noses with her mentor,Bloodstrike, before she heard his words. At least the first sentence her ears lowered for a moment before she grinned"Thank you,I will do my very best to be the best apprentice"She spoke in a whisper or at least she attempted to in her excited state.