juniper
with every new day came the return of normalcy... or as near to it as Juniperstar could cling to and be contented by. no more hobbling about with a barely restrained grimace, no more anxiousness bottled up on her chest for fear of being caught. (like she were a kit prime for scolding rather than a leader at all). it is brushed aside now like it's nothing but a thing of a past, an easily whisked away memory, dismissed quickly so as not to be reminded of the cold, yawning dark of death.
"I think you're plenty old enough now," she declares, glancing between the oldest kits in the clan with an encouraging smile. from here on out they would get the chance to explore.. to run around, to hone their claws. they were going to be perfect, the spitting image of Thornstar's great personality and brighter skills. "ThunderClan- gather," she turns to clamber up a makeshift perch, bounding like she too is filled with their youthful energy.
"Today we welcome new apprentices in their first steps towards becoming great hunters and powerful fighters. Leafkit, Thistlekit, Rattlekit and Hopekit, come stand up close where everyone can see you." relish in the spotlight! stick out their chests and grin towards the stars hidden behind the sunlight. "You're ready to begin your training... and so I give you your new names, until such a time comes that you're ready to become full warriors of ThunderClan..."
"Thistlekit... you shall now be Thistlepaw. I'm entrusting you to Copperstorm. Rattlekit, we welcome you as Rattlepaw and you'll be trained by Ghoststrike. Hopekit, enjoy being Hopepaw... I'll have Thunderflash train you." if no one else then her own guards should be most trustworthy in raising the next generation, shouldn't they? her eyes drift towards the last of their ceremony recipients, certain there is bound to be some sort of argument from those that love Leafkit most for this one-
Just trust me...
"Leafkit... from now on you'll be known as Leafpaw... and... I'm leaving you in the care of Stilldream." she doesn't give much pause, doesn't wait for the outcry of his mother. "She's more than capable of keeping you safe and teaching you what you need to know." well.. "All of your mentors are."
a spotted tail curls with practiced confidence behind her back, glancing between the shuffling new pairs before deciding her work here is done. Asterkit would get his chance once he stopped sneezing long enough for her to trust the floral expanses beyond the camp wouldn't trap him in a fit. "Please keep an eye on the borders- the other clans are forming... less than fond bonds and I'd like to keep ThunderClan out of harm's way."
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"I think you're plenty old enough now," she declares, glancing between the oldest kits in the clan with an encouraging smile. from here on out they would get the chance to explore.. to run around, to hone their claws. they were going to be perfect, the spitting image of Thornstar's great personality and brighter skills. "ThunderClan- gather," she turns to clamber up a makeshift perch, bounding like she too is filled with their youthful energy.
"Today we welcome new apprentices in their first steps towards becoming great hunters and powerful fighters. Leafkit, Thistlekit, Rattlekit and Hopekit, come stand up close where everyone can see you." relish in the spotlight! stick out their chests and grin towards the stars hidden behind the sunlight. "You're ready to begin your training... and so I give you your new names, until such a time comes that you're ready to become full warriors of ThunderClan..."
"Thistlekit... you shall now be Thistlepaw. I'm entrusting you to Copperstorm. Rattlekit, we welcome you as Rattlepaw and you'll be trained by Ghoststrike. Hopekit, enjoy being Hopepaw... I'll have Thunderflash train you." if no one else then her own guards should be most trustworthy in raising the next generation, shouldn't they? her eyes drift towards the last of their ceremony recipients, certain there is bound to be some sort of argument from those that love Leafkit most for this one-
Just trust me...
"Leafkit... from now on you'll be known as Leafpaw... and... I'm leaving you in the care of Stilldream." she doesn't give much pause, doesn't wait for the outcry of his mother. "She's more than capable of keeping you safe and teaching you what you need to know." well.. "All of your mentors are."
a spotted tail curls with practiced confidence behind her back, glancing between the shuffling new pairs before deciding her work here is done. Asterkit would get his chance once he stopped sneezing long enough for her to trust the floral expanses beyond the camp wouldn't trap him in a fit. "Please keep an eye on the borders- the other clans are forming... less than fond bonds and I'd like to keep ThunderClan out of harm's way."
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congratulations to the new pairings !!!
@hopekit - @THUNDERFLASH
@thistlekit - @Copperstorm
@Rattlekit - @GHOSTSTRIKE
@Leafkit - @S t i l l d r e a m -
juniperstar
leader of thunderclan
eight lives remainignore me