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Creepy Cobra
He noticed his mentor tense up, but dismissed it for the time being. It was the grey warrior's question that had irked him, and his tail lashed in restrained irritation as Lionpaw responded, "Yes." His tone was clipped, not just because of Whiteclaw's inquiry, but because of a multitude of little things.
First off, his mentor existed. That was an issue that couldn't easily be resolved. Second, the new medicine cat didn't seem all that competent. If this Frostbreeze was going to be treating his injuries, then he was already concerned for his life. Next, said new medicine cat's greatest fan had stolen Lionpaw's nickname for Frosty. And finally, of course, Whiteclaw just had to ask. That led back to the first issue, the one where the warrior existed, and sent things looping around once more.
The apprentice felt a pang of guilt when Swallowkit was banned from ranking up because of her leg. That was mostly his fault right there, and he hadn't even apologized yet. He would need to do so soon.
On the other paw, two kits... and a loner, too, it seemed, were being initiated as apprentices. The abyssinian flicked his tail at them in greeting as he chanted,
"Emberpaw, Strikepaw, Berrypaw!" as was the customary thing to do. Interesting - the last of the three was receiving special treatment. As far as Lionpaw knew, leaders didn't mentor others often. He wanted to know the reasoning behind the decision.