Darkpaw stiffened, acutely aware of Shardstripe watching him from above. Next to him, Grasspaw purred and nudged the nervous tom's side "oh, come on!" She joked "you'll never become a warrior if you act like a scared rabbit! Besides, it's not like this
moment defines your whole life!" She laughed.
Darkpaw shifted on his paws "but it does! I won't be able to be a warrior and protect my clan! I'll never have an apprentice of my own, or--" a yowl cut him off, "we don't have all day!" A cat from the bushes shouted, anger tinging her voice "get on with the assessment!"
Grasspaw dipped her head "ok, Robinfeather!" She responded and shot a goofy glance at Darkpaw before lunging into the undergrowth and starting her hunt. Darkpaw sighed and turned around, heading in the other direction.
The two apprentices arrived back at camp, their mentors, Shardstripe and Robinwing proudly tagging along. Grasspaw nudged her littermate "see what did I tell you?" She urged through a full mouth of starling and two mice "you did great!"
Darkpaw smiled happily and set his squirrel, finch, and vole down on the prey pile and lifted his tail "whatever, I-I wasn't scared! Just a little nervous, ya know!" He tried to convince his sister, though his ears were hot.
Grasspaw lifted her eyebrows "whatever you say, Darkpaw" her green eyes glittered with amusement before the pale tabby padded away, tail swishing.
Darkpaw noticed their mentors speaking with Sparkstar and smiled 'a warrior!' He thought 'that's what I'll be! And the best one too! I'm going to be leader one day!'
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Darkcloud's Isolation
Adventure{Summary} A new warrior of BirdClan, a black and white tom named Darkcloud, is determined to be the best warrior he can be. He performs his everyday duties without flaw, and lives the perfectly normal life of a clan cat. All this changes the day of...
