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Firecloud

The ginger and white tom rose from his nest and he shook his fur free of the moss that clung to him. He looked outside then and he nodded. The sky was still dark, which meant that dawn had not come yet. He moved from his place and out of the den. He walked over to the apprentice den though and he stuck his head in.

"Graypaw, let's go. Time for your first lesson." He backed up then and he walked over to the fresh kill pile. He grabbed a squirrel and a mouse. The tom laid down a few yards away then and he made it to where he could stare at the apprentice den. He had informed his apprentice last night that if he did not show up on time, then Firecloud would eat his breakfast as well.

Firecloud had used this as incentive on apprentices before Graypaw, and he knew that it would still work. What apprentice did not want to eat before he was to train? The tom started to eat at the squirrel then as he watched the sky. Once the sky brightens, he would eat the mouse as well.

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Graypaw was sound asleep when he heard his mentor's voice. The tom's gray body was curled up tightly, but his ears twitched at Firecloud's meow. In response, Graypaw became slightly conscious, but his mind was still foggy. He curled up tighter, wanting to sleep in more, when  he remembered his mentor's words from the previous night. If he didn't get up, he wouldn't get to eat. That thought seemed to shock the apprentice awake, for he jumped up almost immediately and accidentally pushed another sleeping body beside him. Graypaw meowed a quiet apology before slipping out into camp to meet with Firecloud.

It was dark outside, and Graypaw could tell the dawn patrol hadn't even left yet. He glanced to the sky and noticed the twinkling lights of Silverpelt as they began to fade into the approaching daybreak. Once out in the open, the large apprentice stretched to try and get his body to feel less sluggish. Then, he approached his mentor and sat near the mouse. "So, what are we doing today?" the tom asked before nudging his breakfast. He began eating rather slowly. He wasn't hungry yet, but Graypaw knew he would need some energy while he was out training so he forced himself to swallow.