[Clover]

Originally Posted by fenic!

[heads up- these are not the regular ceremonies!]

Arcticpaw had disappeared. News spread quickly throughout the clan, and the position of medicine cat apprentice had become vacant again, to Russetstar's dissapointment- though at least there was an upside. He'd been hoping that the clan wouldn't suffer any more damage than what had already been done by the dark era's wrath, though unfortunately, that hadn't been the case. However, it was a nice discovery to find that Geckoleaf had managed to find another apprentice so soon, and the idea of who it was brought a smile to his very face as he flicked his tail, letting his paws guide himself towards the Streamstone. It was time for a ceremony, and he couldn't let his clan- and the new medicine cat apprentice- down just yet. Bright blue eyes shining in the afternoon sunlight, the leader grinned confidently. Pulling himself on top of the smooth slab of stone used as a meetingplace for his clan, he could feel the slight indents of pawprints from leaders before him, from climbing up these steps and pronouncing new warriors, new apprentices, elders, and everything in between. He was more nervous about this ceremony than any other he'd done before, and that might be because it was rather close to him- but he was ready to go, and he couldn't let his nerves overload his senses now.
Holding his head up high, Russetstar took a deep breath before looking out over his clan and starting to speak, projecting his voice to try and reach every single cat in camp, to be able to see this. "All cats old enough to swim in the river, gather under the Streamstone for an announcement!" He called, a mask of confidence appearing on the leader's face as he smiled. They'll make a good medicine cat.

Geckoleaf stood at the edge of the Streamstone, eyes watching keenly as Russetstar made the initial announcement to the clan, calling them to gather. She was wobbling a bit on three good legs, but still stood strong, though her eyes were glassy with tears. After Arcticpaw had vanished, she'd gone into a bit of depression, finding it hard to focus on anything. After meeting the cat who was to become her apprentice, she had begun to perk up, though- at the very least, there'd be someone to rely on now. But memories of his own ceremony whispered through her mind, and she was on the verge of tears, but she wouldn't cry. She couldn't. It was a happy day for her new apprentice, and she would be doing her best not to only have melancholy memories of Arcticpaw filtering through her brain. She took in a steadying breath, and focused back towards Russetstar, and the ceremony.