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White paws set down lightly on the cool ground as LightningClan's ginger and white medicine cat rolled out of her nest. Early morning light spilled into the quiet den, dark amber eyes adjusting to the new lightning. Her breath pooled around her muzzle as she exhaled softly, glancing over her shoulder to the back of the den where her herbs remained sheltered from the elements. Though she was no longer new to her role as sole LightningClan medicine cat, it still felt... Strange. Padding silently to the back of the den, Kindleflare began carefully sorting through what remained of her herb stash. Leafbare was cruel. Kindleflare often felt a prickle of anxiety with the decline of her herbs store that followed Leafbare without fail. She'd done her best to replenish her stock before the frost had crept in, yet... The cold could kill herbs she'd picked at any time in the chilled moons. Carefully removing a withered stalk of marigold, Kindleflare's tail danced thoughtfully behind her. Wouldn't... Hurt to s-search for any herbs that survived... Briefly reviewing her current store, the shy medicine cat backed away from the herbs and set course for the entrance to her den. A cool rush of air greeted her as she exited the shelter of her den. Fluffing her pelt out against the chill, she searched the camp for any sign of life. Knowing Firestar wouldn't like her leaving camp alone, Kindleflare decided it was best to bring an escort with her. Padding timidly to the warrior's den, the LightningClan medicine cat ducked inside to peek at the available paws. The faint aroma of herbs that often followed her drifted into the den as she maneuvered around the sleeping warriors. Her sights were set on the familiar pelt of her sister Robinflame. Prodding the younger she-cat softly, she whispered. "H-Hey... Robinflame, I need an e-escort to accompany me while g-gathering herbs... Can you come..?" Her voice was tinged with a faint hint of anxiety. The last thing she wanted to do was wake up another warrior.

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You gotta ignite the light

TWENTY-ONE MOONS. WARRIOR OF LIGHTNINGCLAN. SHE-CAT.

After a nearly a moon of icy cold, Robinflame had begun to adjust, her body not nearly as susceptible to the frigid temperatures as before. Still she did find that at night it was safer and warmer to remain inside the warriors den, and unless she was called to a patrol she often remained in the den until at least a few other cats had awoken and left. Several times she had been tempted to awaken Harestrike, but had not yet acted on it, instead today she lounged in the relative warmt of clustered nearby bodies, dozing on and off.

When her sister appeared and whispered to her, she was awake and up on her paws in a second.

"Sure!"Robinflame whispered, although it was louder than she intended, eliciting a grunt and tail lash from a nearby warrior. "It would be nice to do something different for a change."

Cats were stirring, glaring at her with half-lidded eyes, and a disgruntled Thrushwhisker reached out from a nearby nest to smack her soundly on the rump and mutter something about sleep and how she needed to leave. Robinflame smiled cuffing the tom over the ear, before bounding out ahead of her sister into the chilly air. Her fur instictively fluffed up, but Robinflame took a moment to take a deep breath of fresh leafbare air. She shook out her fur and then did a quick sprinting run around the camp to get her blood flowing. She skidded to a stop next to her sister with a grin.

"So sis, where to?"

The calico she-cat draped her tail over her sister's back, nearly bouncing and twitching with excitement and energy. It wasn't always that Robinflame got the chance to spend time with her family, especially since Kindleflare was so busy as a med cat. Not to mention Robinflame had an apprentice of her pwn to deal with, which was making her alone time pretty scarce. Speaking of which. Robinflame flicked an ear at Kindleflare.

"Oh hey, I need to let Minkpaw know she can go out on a hunt today, and that I'll check in with her later about training. Meet you outside camp?

Robinflame didnt wait for a reply, but instead trotted over to the apprentice's den to let Minkpaw know they would be doing battle training later. Message delivered, the she-cat loped back across camp, nearly running into some warriors who were stopping by the freshkill pile. Once outside the entrance she looked around for Kindleflare.

And let it shine

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The suddenness with which Robinflame seemed to bounce awake startled the ginger and white medicine cat slightly. Deep amber eyes blinked rapidly, an alarmed noise choked into silence by a miracle of StarClan. Her ears flattened sheepishly at the volume of Robinflame's voice, Kindleflare painfully aware of the pairs of eyes that turned to them as warriors were woken up by the younger she-cat's excitement. Glancing meekly at the grumbling members of their Clan, LightningClan's medicine cat followed her calico sister out into the open air. Much like Robinflame, Kindleflare's coat puffed up instinctively against the cooler air; having other bodies around certainly made a difference in cold Leafbare days. Glancing at her sister again, Kindleflare struggled to recall exactly where she'd intended to go initially. She did, however, find Robinflame's boundless energy and enthusiasm to be endearing. It was hard to believe just how much she'd grown, how much they'd all grown. Had Kindleflare stuck with the path of a warrior, she'd currently be wearing the title of senior warrior just like her brother Nightstep. Briefly, she wondered if this knowledge surprised their parents at all. Had it all passed by in a flash for them too? Just as quickly as Robinflame appeared, she was gone, calling out something about speaking to her apprentice. With a soft laugh, Kindleflare shook her head and continued out of the camp entrance. Once outside, she found a moment to stop and think. Her nose tipped into the cool breeze, and she picked up the different scents drifting toward them. Dark amber eyes closed momentarily as she imagined herself in another world. The cold breeze... It felt like the air that hung around StarClan cats constantly. Stars smelled... Cold. That was the best way she could describe it, and that thought brought her a little bit of comfort. The sound of pawsteps in the entrance way pulled her back to the real world. A familiar calico pelt bounded through the entry, and Kindleflare waved her tail to signal her sister over. "H-Here, Robinflame!" She called out. She paused, waiting for the young warrior to join her at her side before setting course. "I.. Thought we'd h-head to the Flooded Grasses. Much of the s-swampiness of the area will be m-mitigated by the frost, and if we're l-lucky, we'll find some h-herbs that survived the chill too." With only a minor hesitation, the LightningClan medicine cat glanced to her sister, ears pricking curiously. "How... How is it, being a m-mentor..?"

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You gotta ignite the light

TWENTY-ONE MOONS. WARRIOR OF LIGHTNINGCLAN. SHE-CAT.

Once she had caught sight of her sister's waving tail, she trotted over, tail waving gently in response and her eyes glinting with a jovial light.

"Flooded Grasses sounds great, hopefully the water won't be too cold though... Id rather not have to spend a few hours warming up once I got back to camp."

She followed along with her older sister, keeping step with her. The medicine cat's question sent her into thought.

"Well, it's... hard. Minkpaw is stubborn, and just as much of a thrill-seeker as I am, which has led to her being confined to camp."

The calico's fur fluffed up in embarassment and she stared at her paws.

"Honestly I wouldnt be surprised if Firestar took her away from me and gave her to another mentor. Clearly Im not doing a good job. Hopefully though after last time she will have learned her lesson. If not she'll be delayed her warrior's ceremony."

Robinflame cringed at the thought. She knew she needed to do better, but it was so hard to focus when she wanted to be out running with the wind, a free spirit. When she had been just a warrior, all she had to do were her duties and anything else she was asked, and then she could do what she wanted to do. She had something of a list of things she wanted to do when she was still young. She glanced at her sister. The red and white she-cat was partially a reason for that. Although Robinflame loved her, she saw Kindleflare as passive and really losing out on life. Robinflame vowed it would never come to that.

"But anyway, the good news is, at least it wont be long. Either Minkpaw becomes a warrior, or I become a failure and she gets taken away, and then I can go back to before."

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Kindleflare had to stop herself from flinching as Robinflame divulged her feelings on mentorship. She felt her heart leap up into her throat, hammering against her ribcage as though desperate to escape. That was what she feared most. If Robinflame, an energetic, outgoing she-cat didn't think herself suited to a mentorship role, how in the name of StarClan was Kindleflare expected to mentor someone? Passive to a fault, Kindleflare couldn't imagine having to teach someone what she knew. Teaching required respect, did it not? Who in their right mind would respect a she-cat who'd apologize to a rock after bumping into it? Ginger ears lay nearly flat on her skull, and a worried glint flickered through her deep eyes. She might have slipped into panicked thoughts had it not been for Robinflame's final statement, about being a failure. The LightningClan medicine cat couldn't bare hearing her younger sister think like that. Clearing her throat, she glanced sideways at the calico she-cat worriedly. "D-Don't... Don't think like th-that... I'm sure Firestar u-understands that this is as much a learning experience for y-you as it is f-for Minkpaw... N-No one expects you to be g-good at something the f-first time you try it." She did her best to speak evenly and encouragingly, even offering Robinflame a gentle smile. Her tail tip danced nervously behind her, but she hoped Robinflame wouldn't notice it. "Have you... Th-Thought about asking Nightstep or Daddy a-about mentorship..? They're both experienced i-in it and... Might have some tips? E-Either way... Don't let this drag you d-down. Instead... Think of it as a l-lesson, a way to step toward c-creating the best possible v-version of you. You might f-find that.. You get as much out of th-this as Minkpaw does. And... I think if you r-really put your mind to it? You could be a g-great mentor. Better than N-Nightstep, even!" She purred. Despite the outward pleasantries she displayed, the ginger and white medicine cat couldn't stop a single word from repeating in her mind, like a mantra intent on tearing her down. Hypocrite.

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