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I've got the eye of a fighter
Dancing through the fire

Honestly, if Lynxpaw could have forgone eating, sleeping and everything but training, she would have done so in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, such things were necessary. But while they had to be done, it didn't mean she had to take her time while doing them- she was probably going to drive her den mates to exhaustion with her restless tossing throughout the night.

But it was morning now- barely- and Lynxpaw scooted from the den, toward the one where the warriors slept. She ought to have waited, but she was too excited to sit about the camp while Redscar dozed the morning away. At least she was as quiet as possible, weaving among the nests until she reached her mentor's and leaning over to hiss into his ear.

“Psst! Redscar! It's your apprentice. I just wanted to let you know i was awake and ready to train. Or should I do something around the camp first?"

She didn't want to do that- looking after the elders and queens wasn't nearly as fun as learning how to hunt and fight, even though it was 'for the good of the Clan.' Or whatever such nonsense the warriors spewed to shame their apprentices into doing the dirty work around the camp. "Redscarrrrr!" she whined, and lifted a paw to push against the ginger tom's shoulder. "Wake up!”

And you're gonna hear me roar

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redscar

Redscar had always been a light sleeper, a trait that would come in handy in the event of an emergency... or an impatient apprentice. The deputy had already awoken without so much as a start as Lynxpaw crept up on him, remaining still through her gentle whispering. Redscars' newest apprentice was nothing if not tenacious and he expected no less from the daughter of Firestar, however she would need to learn patience if she was ever going to be a truly great warrior. Thus Redscar didn't respond to Lynxpaws' first attempt to rouse him, upon touching him however the deputy spoke. "I am awake." It was simple assertion which he quickly followed up with "We work on my schedule, not yours. You can wait outside the apprentices den until I am ready for you." There was some fear that the wrong message was being sent as Redscar thought early mornings were an important part of an apprentices training however Lynxpaw needed to be shown clear guidelines to perform in.

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L Y N X P A W

I've got the eye of a fighter
Dancing through the fire

Redscar's reply cheered Lynxpaw and she quivered, eyes wide as she waited for the tom to rise for their first full day of training, only to blink, confused, as he told her to go and wait. They would train on his schedule? The great lump was still half-asleep, while she was up and ready to go! She'd have to wait for ages!

Scowling, Lynxpaw spun about and stomped toward the den entrance, deliberately noisier this time and ignoring the irritated hisses that followed in her wake. Making her annoyed way over to the apprentices' den, Lynxpaw sat herself down outside it, huffing in annoyance and scoring her claws across the ground; her stub tail jerked back and forth in indignation, waiting with obvious impatience for her mentor to appear so they could start training for the day, and growing more irritated with each passing moment he kept her waiting.

And you're gonna hear me roar

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redscar

Redscar wasn't surprised by the unceremonious show put on by his apprentice as she left the warriors den in a huff, and it did little in the way of persuading the deputy to expedite her training. Rising after a quick stretch Redscar checked on the other warriors in the den, most awake after Lynxpaws' departure, and set off to tend to his duties as deputy. First Redscar began by divvying up the recently awakened warriors into patrols and seeing them on their way. Afterwards Redscar went to touch base with Firestar before pulling together another group of warriors and leading them out into the territory in search of prey. Upon returning and depositing his contribution to the clan on the fresh kill pile Redscar made his way over to where Lynxpaw was supposed to be sitting, however he wasn't holding his breath that she would still be there. Many hours had gone by, if she was present she would finally receive the training she desired.

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I've got the eye of a fighter
Dancing through the fire

Lynxpaw, as it turned out, was not sitting in front of the apprentices’ den. She was sulking behind it, wrapped in shadow and stewing in the injustice of Redscar’s actions. She’d watched when he had exited the warriors' den, her impatience melting like the snow in newleaf, but her mentor had not given her a single glance before he’d gone to do his own duties, and she’d ended up staring open-mouthed, as the deputy left her behind as he led out a hunting patrol.

Twice, her attempts to leave the camp on her own were thwarted, once by a warrior who stopped her on her way over to the dirtplace tunnel to ask what she was doing, and when she’d stammered a moment too long, he’d given her a long look and sent her to clean out the elders’ den. The second time, she’d been caught by someone entering the tunnel from the territory entrance, and she’d had no choice but to turn back. She’d spent a good minute venting her frustrations to Tigerpaw, but even that had been cut short when he’d been called by his mentor.

That was when she’d come here, irritated beyond any amount she’d been before but knowing there was nothing she could do about it. Curled into a ball, Lynxpaw hid from the rest of the camp, as yet unaware that Redscar had returned and not yet ready to come out and unable to get past her desperate aggravation for Redscar’s treatment of her. Was he punishing her for being excited? For wanting to learn? He had to be- why else leave her here, when he could have at least taken her along when he got out? Well, fine then.

If that’s how he wanted to do this, she’d teach him a thing or two.

And you're gonna hear me roar

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redscar

    Redscar wasn't worried by Lynxpaws' absence from the location he had instructed her to wait, his clan mates had seen what he was doing after all and knew where his apprentice was supposed to be. Lynxpaws' chances of escaping were slim with that kind of attention focused on her. It would be a shame to let a potential for a day of training go to waste, however impressing the importance of discipline on his apprentice would pay off greatly as her training progressed.

    "Well I guess she wasn't that excited after all, there's always tomorrow." Redscar said in a calm tone with reasonable volume, clearly baiting the cat to swallow her pride and show herself. Redscar was positive Lynxpaw was still close by, there was no way she would miss his reaction to her not being where she was told to be. No, the young she cat would be desperately hoping she could elicit some kind of emotion from him and have her satisfaction.

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