[Rani]

And so with a simple sentence Dawnstar managed to incentivise Adderfang into her eye twitching by striking at her pride.
What did she mean had nothing to show for it Marigoldpaw was still a young cat not yet at warrior age and will still more proficient then many of the same moons?! Adderfang had not been soft on her apprentice even if she did not match her own mentors level of brutality in training and her student was well on track for it! Did Dawnstar mean to say Marigoldpaw should be a warrior by now as young as she was? Didnt she just demote Failpaw for not being ready?

The warriors twitching eye burning with stung pride smoothed over into ice cold determination as she bowed to the leader even through her glare, if Dawnstar wanted a warrior ready apprentice she'd get one. Training would intensify (rest in peace poor Marigoldpaw) and her apprentice would reach warrior status early even with Adderfang training the other apprentices and she would make sure it didn't compromise her relationship with the young cat like her own mentor did mark her words.

The large molly did however, strangely, relax once she saw that Dawnstar was tearing into everyone not just her. When it was targeted just at her it stung her pride viciously, something Adderfang was weak to, but when everyone got snarled at it changed the situation to a frustrated leader angry at everyone and so the warrior sat down refocusing on her planing. She'd need an entire day if she wanted to go over each border with the group at once but that could be arranged, a day when Adderfang rounded up the apprentices to do a circuit of the territories edge and go over each in detail. The whispering wetlands would be first though. So consumed in her thoughts and in keeping half an eye on Dawnstars wonderfully muscled enraged back the warrior completely missed the following threat towards the mouthy warrior and apprentice, something she'd normally react to.