ThunderClan: Life Before 2020's Fire - Page 1443

**tye** · #**14421** April 11th, 2020, 10:59 PM

A sharp inhale building up energy the tom burst out his words in a jumbled mess. "I'm sorry for my absence I'm really really sorry I was in the woods for a while kind of gotten lost but now I'm training doing my best for my clan."

**Wolfsli123** · #**14422** April 11th, 2020, 11:27 PM

Spottyfly was starting to pick up on Frostkit’s despair, or at least his pensiveness.

”Hey, are you okay? Are you nervous maybe?” he said, voice filled with concern.
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**Jesse** · #**14423** April 12th, 2020, 01:47 AM

Oh? It was his turn already? And he was having so much fun admiring himself.. Oh well, it was over for these fools- now it was his turn to shine in the spotlight. Giving his chest fur one last finishing lick, Percy straightened himself, squared his shoulders and strutted forward, tipping his chin proudly up at the she-torbie who leered down at him with distrust. What a hardass, he mused as they locked gazes. She'd be a real party pooper until he could get on her good side. Maybe wooing? She didn't seem like the easy to woo type.. And intimidation..? Well, he knew that was out of the question regardless.

"Saved the best for last, hm?" The tom's nose wrinkled into a sneer, his tail kinked assertively over his back. "Now I suppose you're going to demand I dance in a circle, sacrifice a goat and chant some ritual voodoo magic, am I right? Or are you going to pretend you're too civilized for that..?" His claws curled into the dirt. "Oh-! and did I forget to mention you're looking positively phenomenal today, my dear? All those dead charred leaves really compliment your eyes.."

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**Dark Flame** · #**14424** April 12th, 2020, 01:48 AM

Finally, apprentices!

The newly named Bravepaw, Bonepaw, and Clawpaw, looked around, trying to find their new mentors.

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Bravepaw stuttered a little. This was his new mentor? Some... arrogant warrior? The warrior reminded him of his uncle. This is going to be a great start...

He had to try to be positive somehow. “Uhm... ok....?”

Bravepaw gave the ceremonial nose touch, then backed off, a little startled. I wonder if my brothers are doing better...

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Clawpaw, meanwhile, was happy with his new mentor, yet he didn’t know what was going on with his brothers.

He touched noses, and smiled. “And I will try to be a great apprentice.”

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Bonepaw looked around when he heard pawsteps, before his eyes settled on his mentor. He was quivering a little. What would he be like? His eyes darted around for his brothers, making sure they were ok. His littermate, Clawpaw, seemed happy, though Bravepaw looked a little nervous.

That’s not like him...

He looked back at his mentor, a nervous smile on his face. “Hello... so... I guess we got to do the nose touch.”

**Abyssopelagic** · #**14425** April 12th, 2020, 02:05 AM

"Hello Bonepaw. I look foward to training you." Mossyflight briefly smiled back and stretched his neck out to offer his nose for the mentor/apprentice touch. He understood the nervousness, whether it stemmed from all the cats watching or feeling about his own ability or worry about his mentor. He really hoped he wasn't the reason Bonepaw was nervous.
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**Dust** · #**14426** April 12th, 2020, 02:07 AM

It was about time! Condorkit had started to get a bit twitchy keeping up his "mature" appearance. Just as he was about to snap for everyone to shut-up and get on with it, Duskstar announced his name. Ohhh, he was going to be sick! Wiggling in his spot, Condorkit- no, CondorPAW, gazed up at the ThunderClan leader, admiration and pride shining in his eyes. It felt weird being an apprentice before his sister.... was she here? No! Focus! This day was about him!

Wait.. "Eaglespark?" He questioned, looking around for the unfamiliar feline. Oh, no. Please don't be that one. The vacant expression on her features made Condorpaw's pelt crawl with anxiety. It wasn't often, but in a situation like this he wouldn't fight it. Swallowing hard, he dipped his head politely - for once -

"Uhm, hello.. Eaglespark. I'm Condorpaw." The new apprentice craned his neck, waiting expectantly for his new mentor to touch noses. At least, that's what everyone else was doing, right?

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**Dark Flame** · #**14427** April 12th, 2020, 02:40 AM

@Rainquail

Bonepaw stopped quivering. Maybe this wouldn’t be so bad after all. Yet his thoughts always turned to his brothers in the end.

I guess I’m worrying too much. I can always ask them later if they’re ok. Just think about myself. This is my moment!

He gave a smile, trying to keep positive, as he touched noses.

**chaton** · #**14428** April 12th, 2020, 03:32 AM

- @Arie @Spiderfrost -

A bright russet figure had crept cautiously around the camp, aiming to avoid confrontation with any unfamiliar cat. It had been a bit of time since Myrtlepaw had relocated to ThunderClan, though the apprentice was still just as anxious as ever. The last thing he wanted to do was bother a warrior from a clan he had just been accepted into.

But where is Plover..? He asked himself. It was true he hadn't seen his mentor for some time now, and he was starting to get quite worried about all the possibilities of what could've happened. Could he have left me all alone to fend for myself here? Or could he have been killed by a bloodthirsty rogue? Maybe even some twolegs came and captured him... oh no... The young apprentice's thoughts quickly grew way out of realistic possibilites, the thought of old Ploverspot being gone in any capacity made his outlook very saddened. Cowering to the ground and hiding his face, Myrtle gave himself some time to calm down. With reality coming back to the apprentice though, harsh thoughts about his actions flooded in to take their place. There's no way anything happened... I'm being idiotic...

Clearly, Myrtlepaw hadn't been looking hard enough. Once he forced himself up from his previous position of cowering, he had breifly spotted Ploverspot in the distance. Not caring about anything else in that moment, the tom rushed up to his mentor, a goofy grin clearly on display as he drew close. "Oh... thank StarClan you're safe!" Just as he was about to relieve completely, he now noticed another cat that had seemingly been talking with Plover. A she-cat... the same she-cat he had noticed when they were first being accepted into the clan. Suddenly, regressing to a more panicked state, the apprentice quietly mewed to his elderly mentor. "W-Who is this she-cat..? An... and why are you... you so... interested in speaking to her?"

**Sweetie** · #**14429** April 12th, 2020, 04:07 AM

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She nodded,” How do you play, I only played with feathers and fake mice” she confessed hoping he wouldn’t scorn her for the fake mice toys she had.

Fake mice? How on earth can there be fake mice? Shrugging Ravenspirit smiled down at his adopted daughter. "Like this!" His paw gently tagged Ivorykit's shoulder as he jumped playfully away. Hopefully, she'll catch on and understand that he wanted to play tag, if not then that's okay.

**Dirtfur** · #**14430** April 12th, 2020, 07:55 AM

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Shadepaw cursed under his breath as Duskstar explained that since he is an apprentice, he has no right to go into a forest without "a warrior" or "grown adult." Can't the leader see that she is looking at a tom who might be older than the idiotic she-cat.
Indicating he understood, he nodded. He lashed his bushy tail, and spun around as he and the soon-becoming apprentice were dismissed; however, he froze, the giant right paw is in midair. He was intrigued that such a gentle she-cat like Fade just talked back to a clan leader. Shadepaw could be thankful, supporting the loner's claims, but he rather not; he would like to see Duskstar's response.