Blazingstar rose to the Breezerock. He was weak and thin. His long fur clung to his frame, it was very clear Windclan's leader had suffered from the lack of prey, however, only Surgestorm knew of the recent loss of his life. His first life. He had given up his meals to feed his clan and starved himself to death. Of course, he was better than he was a few days ago, but his spirit couldn't hide his half-starved appearance.
His gaze shifted around the clearing before his voice rang loudly and clearly.
"All cats old enough to catch their own prey, please gather here beneath the Breezerock for a clan meeting!" He awaited, watching as cats gathered below him.
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"Today we have a few kits who have reached apprentice age and shall begin their training to be warriors!" he declared, his gaze resting on the kits gathered around the crowd of cats. His gaze was happy, knowing the feeling they had to be feeling in that moment. Sheer joy.
Lynxkit, Sorrelkit, and Lionkit, please step forward! he called each, giving them a moment to adjust to what was happening.
"You three have reached the age of six moons! So from this day on, until you earn your warrior names, you will be known as Lynxpaw, Sorrelpaw, and Lionpaw!" he spoke, his head raising to the sky, announcing the names to Starclan before looking at the future mentors of each newly made apprentice.
"Hunterfang, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You will be the mentor of Lynxpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to Lynxpaw!" His gaze flickered to another feline in the crowd.
"Springwind, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You will be the mentor of Sorrelpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to her!" Finally, his gaze rested on the last new mentor.
"Applewhisker, you are ready to take on an apprentice. You will be the mentor of Lionpaw, and I expect you to pass on all you know to him!" he spoke, finishing the last of the newly made apprentices.
Blazingstar's golden gaze flickered towards the next group. He would announce the newcomers in the clan before announcing the new warriors.
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"Now, we have a few cats we need to welcome into Windclan," he began, looking between the two felines in the clan.
"Buddy and Swift are joining us today," he spoke, gesturing towards the felines now.
"Buddy, Swift, please step forward," he spoke, his gaze very serious suddenly.
"Do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life and to never turn back to your old ways of living?"
"I Do!"
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your clan name. Swift, from this moment you will be known as Swiftpaw and Addaxclaw will mentor you and show you the ropes to clan life!" He spoke before turning to Buddy. Now, this was different. The leader had respected the former kittypet's request to keep his name.
"Buddy, since you have already become acquainted with a current warrior, Birdsong will show you the ropes to clan life and answer any questions you may have about it!" he declared before clearing his throat once.
"We welcome you two as full members of Windclan!" he finished before giving the clan a chance to cheer.
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"Now, we have three apprentices ready for their warrior names. Moonpaw, will you step forward!" he spoke, gesturing to the she-cat with a small smile.
"I, Blazingstar, leader of Windclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn." He turned to the apprentice, clearly enjoying this ceremony as much as he hoped she was.
"Moonpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I Do!"
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Moonpaw, from this moment you will be known as Moondream. StarClan honors your courage and idealism, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Windclan." He bowed his head to the new warrior before moving on.
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Blazingstar's gaze rested on the next apprentice.
"Skypaw, please step forward," he spoke clearly, welcoming the apprentice with a friendly smile, his eyes alight with pride.
"I, Blazingstar, leader of Windclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Skypaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I Do!"
Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Skypaw, from this moment you will be known as Skyfeather. StarClan honors your courage and kindness, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Windclan. He bowed his head to the new warrior.
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"Goatpaw, will you please come forward!" he spoke, waiting for the apprentice to step forward. Something was different with this tom. They weren't... excited in the least. He would come to find out why.
"I, Blazingstar, leader of Windclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend him to you as a warrior in his turn. Goatpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?" Blazingstar would soon find himself appalled by the apprentice's next set of words.