Private Thread Teachable Moment (22TW20)

Mistypaw followed in her mentor's wake, ears flattened against the breeze as the made their way through the South Field to a sandy spot where the next phase of her training would start. She hated the cold, but she had learned as a kit that complaining about it didn't change a thing.

Hearing her mentor's question, Mistypaw thought a moment before replying. "From the bit of sparring I've done with the other apprentices, the only thing I still feel like I'm still lacking in is strength. I can remember the things you've taught me well enough and I enjoy the lessons you've been teaching me- it's just doing some of them is what I've been having difficulty with."

The young lilac tabby she-cat hated to admit said weakness, but since her mentor asked and was supposed to help support her and aide her, she felt it right to be truthful. Her ears remained flat as she remembered that she hadn't been born in the clan. In fact, she was often reminded of it. Was she really the weak because of it? Was she really at that big of a disadvantage due to it?