Lavendersong, dipping her head farewell as Kestrelpaw trodded off, glanced down at her apprentice who was clearly sulking. She couldn't help but feel guilty that it was taking longer than Creepingpaw would've liked to become a warrior. But she knew better than to give in to her feeling of culpability. She still needed to talk to Bumblestar about her concerns with the glimpses of darkness in her apprentice.
Creepingpaw, brooding with his head down, caught his mentor staring and scoffed at her expression.
"I'm not a helpless kit, ya know!" He growled while baring his teeth, lifting himself off his haunches as he padded over to the apprentice den. Clearly agitated at the conversation between Kestrelpaw and his mentor.
Lavendersong sighed and shook her head. She didn't have a doubt in her mind that Creepingpaw would make a strong and fearsome warrior. And the thought both terrified and inspired her. Terrified knowing that her apprentice was quick to anger and could become a monster. But inspired, because she knew he had a good heart deep down. The apprentice she knew was brave, impish and caring. Creepingpaw's brief moments of rage and wraith had been haunting the back of Lavendersong's mind for awhile as she had been considering telling Bumblestar. But she wasn't ready to give up on him just yet.
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Rose - Kestrelpaw