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Finpaw @
Redtalon ]
The frosty warrior wasn't one to raise his voice. He rarely yelled or barked, preferring to hiss, and even that, only if absolutely necessary. For the most part, he spoke calmly, although with a clipped tone if irritated.
He knew where Finpaw was; the apprentice had been in the clearing earlier. As for Sparkpaw, her mentor had no idea. She wasn't in the clearing and not in any of the special dens, which left the new apprentices' den. Stalking over to the entrance, he stuck his head into the den and meowed,
"Sparkpaw. You have been assigned a patrol. I will be setting out no later than the zenith, and I will not wait should you not be ready by then."
With that, Talonstone paced over to Finpaw and beckoned the apprentice to follow him to the edge of camp. While they waited, he inquired,
"Finpaw. Who is your mentor?" It wasn't unusual for a younger feline to escape camp with a warrior they barely knew, but patrols were usually reserved for mentor-apprentice combos.