[BEAR.]

"You've had Leopardpaw for about a half moon," Lionstar reminded her coolly. "None of this is exactly reassuring you can handle a second apprentice." Unless she magically buzzed Leopardpaw through his training, Lionstar wasn't going to be quick to sling another onto her. "So give me a real reason why I should entrust you with another. And I don't care about Echopaw - she is Cottonstrike's apprentice, not yours."

[ @Zesty Mango ]