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Two moons had passed since Lavenderpaw's apprenticeship ceremony. And that meant two moons had passed ever since she had first been allowed outside the confines of the TreeClan camp. Lavenderpaw remembered her first trip outside the camp, almost like it had happened just a few sunrises ago. It had been the most amazing feeling in the world - Barreling out into the open sunlight and inhaling the fresh scents of the forest. It was like being engulfed in a whole new world that was completely open for the young cat to explore.

So far, her favorite spot in all of Treeclan's territory was a meadow full of blooming wildflowers. It offered her peace and quiet, a place to stop and just think and appreciate nature, but it was also always lively with the buzzing of bees and the splotches of colors that seemed all the more vibrant in the season of greenleaf. It was also a pretty good place to hunt for any unsuspecting field mice.

Whenever the small ivory-shaded she-cat wasn't off training or being watched by her mother, she could be found milling around here aimlessly. With its gentle breeze and sweet scents riding the drafts, Lavenderpaw enjoyed nothing more than lazing around underneath the shining sun, most likely on her back with her fluffy tummy exposed to the expanding blue sky above, and daydreaming about various things. Today was no different. The apprentice was taking a break from hunting, having only caught a mouse and a sparrow so far, and was loitering about. Her characteristically large ears were perked for any trivial sounds such as scuffling or squeaking - alert for any sign that might allow her to make another catch.

However, the faraway look in her pastel blue eyes suggested that Lavenderpaw was only half-listening. In fact, she was barely paying any attention whatsoever to where she placed her petite white-washed paws. She was more or less just going with the flow right now, as she found her mind preoccupied with other things. Her thoughts were all a jumbled mess, and her ideas jumped from one thing to another. Her current thought was stuck on whether or not cats would be better off with wings. Also, why did cats not come equipped with wings in the first place? How did an animal go about gaining wings? Perhaps if she tried hard enough, she would be the first cat in all the Clans to have wings! Now, wouldn't that be spectacular?

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Kit of TreeClan || 4 Moons || She-cat x profile x Flowers were right in the same category as thorns in her paw for how useful she considered them. Aside from looking pretty and the occasional medicine cat useage, what other purpose did they have? She was certain if she made her observation out loud within range of Sprucefur he'd have set off in a rant to explain the importance of flowers and what they were really for and how she should respect all that StarClan blesses them with or some other long-winded nonsense. If she asked Lichenfrost she might have laughed and made some snide remark on how Mottledkit was about as useful as a flower as well. Both agreeing with the dilute torbie and insulting her in the same breath, it was an impressive, if not annoying, feat.  Neither warrior was, however, in the vicinity which was was all well and good for the gray and cream kitten shouldn't be out this far from the camp anyways. Her mother was probably roaming around trying to find her within the confines of their secluded nursery and would quickly realize she wasn't in there or even in the general area. Mottledkit could only hope the search parties took their sweet time in setting out to 'rescue' her so that she could continue observing the world outside TreeClan's protected camp. On light kitten paws she waddled along, tail held proudly up above the ground and her head only barely clearing the tall grass and blooming flora that dotted the landscape. She would enjoy her freedom while she had it, eagerly scenting about and pawing at whatever happened to catch her inquisitive eyes. So entranced was she by the loping field before her that she did not see what was quite clearly a bright lump lounging on the ground and with a squeal she toppled over it and landed with her rump pointed into the air.

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Usually when Lavenderpaw came out here, she expected peace and quiet. She certainly didn't expect to stumble upon a kit - or, should she say, for a kit to stumble upon her. Lavenderpaw shifted onto her delicate feet as soon as she heard a small thump sound from the kitten. She shook out her ivory fleece as she gazed down curiously at her new companion.

"Oh!... Are you alright?" Lavenderpaw questioned. She reached down with her stout muzzle in order to nudge the kit gently back onto all fours. The petite apprentice sheepishly flicked her plumed tail, "I probably shouldn't have just been laying there like dead prey, huh? Sorry for tripping you." The she-cat continued, a good-natured sparkle in her clear blue eyes.

She recognized the other feline as a kitten, so it wasn't as if Lavenderpaw could really get mad at her anyways. Though, Lavenderpaw was a bit curious as to why a kit was out and about in TreeClan's territory. But Lavenderpaw would be lying if she said she had never tried to sneak out of camp when she was just a kit. The idea of sneaking out had been so enticing to her - too bad her mother would have clawed her ears off if Lavenderpaw had ever successfully snuck out of camp and toured the territory. Some things just weren't worth the repercussions.

Lavenderpaw circled the gray and cream kitten curiously, "You're Mottledkit, aren't you? What are you doing out here?" She supposed she should bring the kit back to camp. That's what a responsible apprentice would do, after all.