[dreamfox]

As the sun continued rising, it was time, time for a ceremony of a new mentor. Frostedstar was position next to the Hill Top where the ceremony would soon be taken. He flicked his tail to the right then left then right again, following a pattern as he watched the cat of his clan scattering about doing their duty. It feels no different... being leader compared to being a warrior... he thought while he leaned onto his hind legs, stretching out.

The tom released a yawn as he sat up straight. Seeing his white pelt with little bits of broken twigs clinging onto it, he immediately began grooming. It did not take long before he somehow managed to get most of the twigs out of his pelt. Sighing, Frostedstar wished he had someone who could share tongue with him and help him reach the areas where he could not reach. Ignoring the unimportant matters, the leader returned his attention back to the clan. 'It's time...' He parted his jaw a mouse-tail, inhaling in the fresh air and exhaling gently. This was going to be his first official time directing a ceremony for an apprentice. He has watched many apprentice ceremonies and been in one, but never led one. Taking on last glance at the somewhat empty clearing, Frostedstar jumped onto the Hill Top, shifting into a comfortable sitting position.

"All cats old enough to catch their own prey, gather under the Hill Top!" hollered the white tom as it echoed in the valley while he saw his clanmates gathering slowly. Once most cats were there, he continued. "As you all know, Wishingstone died from protecting the clan from the badgers. From this point on, he is part of StarClan and will be watching over us." Frostedstar waited patiently for some of the muttering to seize, taking the opportunity to calm down. He did not realized the pressure of being stared at by numerous of eyes from his clanmates. "Littlepaw, Wishingstone's apprentice, is now going to be appointed to a new mentor. Because LightningClan is striving and an abundance of kits are being born, the kits soon became apprentices which most of our warriors have all taken on. I, Frostedstar, leader of LightningClan, has taken upon the responsibility of taking Littlepaw as my apprentice." The massive leader scanned the gathered cats, looking for Littlepaw to touch nose with.

[caracalfang]

*Since she had not been out of camp for some time due to awaiting a mentor, Littlepaw's fur had not taken so long to clean. It was a good thing. No cat had told her that she would be getting her new one today, and she had only figured it out when Frostedstar had begun talking about Wishstone. She snarled around her rasping tongue as she was finishing her grooming with her black foot. Typical. The stupid clan she was in didn't think her important enough to inform, even when the matter concerned her! Littlepaw...you will be important Littlepaw...one day, they will all know you...will know what you can do..., the voice in her head spoke. Her eyes narrowed slightly and her snarl changed to a smirk. Of course they would, she silently agreed with the voice. She just heard the announcement that her new mentor would be none other than Frostedstar as her grooming ended. She got to her feet and walked to the center of the group. She stood, waiting on the big white tom to move his big white rump, and huffed, rolling her eyes, as she waited for the ceremony to be over. Well, at least she might actually get some training now...*


*Cunningstrike watched as her daughter padded forward, a picture of illcontent, to meet Frostedstar. The brown she-cat half-smiled as she considered the pair. She had heard tales of Frostedpaw the apprentice, and she just knew this was going to be verrry interesting, to say the least. Her little orange kit was a pawfull, she knew, and bad tempered, to boot. She could very well be the leader's greatest challenge.*

[dreamfox]

It did not take long before the tom found the orange apprentice. Watching her approach him, he could smell her annoyance. It was then he realized he forgot to mention the ceremony to the most important cat who they were doing the ceremony for, Littlepaw. He let out a silent sigh as he jumped down from the Hill Top, gracefully landing in front of Littlepaw. The large tom leaned down and touched nose with the young she-cat.

Once done, he stayed where he was and hollered, "That would be all for now." Frostedstar flicked his tail off to one side, dismissing the clan. He waited patiently for the cats to get back to returning their duty before he spoke with Littlepaw.

"Hey Littlepaw, did you already eat? If not, then go get something from the fresh-kill pile. Once you are done, I want to go see how well did Wishingstone trained you before he passed away, so I can understand where I need to help you with." Frostedstar got right to the point of what he was saying; he wanted to start Littlepaw's training because it had been delayed for quite some time. His dark amber eyes stared at Littlepaw.

[caracalfang]

*Littlepaw rolled her eyes again and flexed her claws in boardum. She threw a glance Frostedstar's way, but that was all. Her green eyes were not their normal shade of bright green, but a little darker, giving away her anger. They always did, though she never knew what they looked like. Their hue ranged from the bright green of a fresh blade of grass, to the deep dark green of a leaf at night. When they were at their darkest, she was most ferocious. They gave her away now as mildly irritable.* Not a very aware leader, are you? Yeah, I've eaten. But as for what I learned from Wishstone, don't make me laugh. Our esteemed former deputy *her voice was dripping with sarcasm,* took me out of camp once. He showed me the territory that I was already partially aware of. Probably forgot that I wasn't born here. Good thing Cunningstrike taught me a little when we were travelling, or I'd be even worse behind. *She scoffed in frustration and fixed her gaze on her mentor.*

[dreamfox]

The white tom glared at the apprentice. Obviously by his look, he was not one bit impressed with Littlepaw. Lifting his black paw up, he batted the apprentice's ear. "Listen here, just because Wishingstone did not train you well like you want, does not give you the right to act this way toward your new mentor," growled the tom not pleased by the fact he has taken on, maybe, one of the worst apprentice in the history, "Since you already ate, then let's go. i don't want to hear you fuss and whine how behind you are. You are not behind, there is still plenty of time." With the last sentence finished, Frostedstar started walking off at a slow pace waiting for Littlepaw to catch up. 'This is going to be tough... he thought, once he was ahead of her by a bit.

[caracalfang]

*Her eyes went a shade darker and she hissed to herself as Frostedstar walked away. She wasn't behind? Was he joking! Her sister had been made an apprentice at the same time as she had, and it was clear to see that she had gotten way more training, even though it was just with herbs. But he had not been scared to bat her on the ear...maybe he wouldn't be the weakling Wishstone had been, always trying to please the clan. She refused to rub at her ear, after all it didn't hurt. Scowling, she got to her feet. She dearly hoped they would be fighting today. If that bat was anything to judge by, he was slow. Littlepaw, though lacking more than average in size and weight, was very quick. She continued to glare at his back as she padded behind him.*

*Cunningstrike watched the two leave camp with a satisfied smile on her face. He had certainly gotten Littlepaw's attention when he swatted her ear. She purred to herself in amusement. Perhaps he would get through to her...but probably not without a few more wacks.*

*Darkpaw gazed out from the medicine cat's den at her sister and her new mentor. She felt a chill of dread that the orange apprentice was to be mentored by Frostedstar, though she couldn't say why. She shoved the feeling back, but remained watching as they left.*

[dreamfox]

The white tom stopped at the entrance, waiting patiently for orange apprentice to catch up. He watched Littlepaw approached him with somewhat annoyance burning in her eyes. In his mind, he chuckled thinking this was going to be interesting. He liked the passion burning in the young apprentice and hoped to see more but in a good sense. "Let's head out. Be prepare for some intense training. Fighting first and right afterwards we go straight to hunting to see how well you can handle the pressure. And do not expect me to go easy on you just because you believe you are behind."

Frostedstar somehow went on guessing how Littlepaw was feeling, based on her actions. Truly, he knew nothing whether or not the apprentice thought she was behind. Waiting, he was expecting to hear some sharp remarks from her before they left.

[caracalfang]

*The hair on the back of her neck fluffed up and her eyes flashed at the tom's comment.* Never go easy on me. I can handle it, whatever it is. I may be small, but I can handle whatever another apprentice would. No. I'll do better. *She looked to the side (vaguely in the direction of the warriors den), snarled to herself and muttered* I have to. *Then, looked back to her mentor, tossing her tail in impatients and irritation.* We're losing daylight just standing here, you know.

[dreamfox]

The white tom nodded his head. "I like that attitude better." He watched the orange apprentice looked at what he thought was the warriors' den and turned her attention back to the conversation. He heard a tone from the apprentice he has yet to know, as if a side he could not and maybe never understand. Smirking, the tom stood up and walked out of the camp entrance, letting his tail brushed Littlepaw's ears. "Come on now. It's like you said, we are wasting daylight." Frostedstar didn't wait for the apprentice, trotting at a casual pace into the forest.

[[Follow up with a new thread Littlepaw's Training]]