Open to Join Tune as Old as Song (10RP'21)

I'm not just playing, I'm training to be a warrior!

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Today was the day! Berrykit had already seen the ceremony before and that was the warrior ceremony for the newest of the warriors. He shuffled to the edge of the nursery, tail twitching with excitement as Oatpaw came in and out, surely he'd be joining him in the nursery soon.

Before even hearing Beewhisker or Fawnstar call for him, he made his choice to shuffle out of the nursery and into the vast camp. While his paws seemed smaller now that he had grown into them a little, it seemed he still kept that clumsy charm he always seemed to have follow him. Hopefully that doesn't follow him forever, he couldn't bare to see a missed catch because of his big silly paws.

Berrykit took a few glances around him as if trying to figure out which cat would be his mentor, Cloudflare? Boulderdash? Smallclaw? Maybe Basilflame, she seemed excited to be at the meeting today. Though he would certainly have to help her with her passiveness... maybe.

I’d rather bear the weight of others than let others carry pain alone.

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Basilflame was already in the clearing when Fawnstar sounded the call to gather. She hadn't exactly hidden her excitement about this meeting, especially since Fawnstar had brought her to the side to explain she would get an apprentice. She could hardly keep herself from loudly purring while waiting for Berrykit and Cedarkit to move out of the nursery.

"You did good, Beewhisker" Basilflame spoke, glancing over the the entrance where Beewhisker was giving their kits a final once over before they trampled over any unsuspecting leaves on their way to the clearing. 

There would only be Aspenberry in the nursery after this ceremony... maybe a visit might help, Basilflame thought to herself before returning her hazel gaze toward the WindClan leader, she hoped Sunbear would be watching, she hoped her dame was proud of her.

Real strength isn't just in fighting, it's knowing when to stand firm and when to lend a paw.

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Here they were, sitting at the entrance to the nursery cleaning the fur of their beloved kits before it would be time to present themselves to the clan. They had already given Berrykit a few once overs and was working on Cedarkit, though not for long as Fawnstar yowled the meeting call. 

They let out a purr and released Cedarkit from their paws pressing her nose to her kit's before nudging her forward, "Go on then, it's your day"

Love is just a cloudy sky as far as I can see
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Cloudflare couldn't help but release a small, tempered purr at the sight of the kits about. He placed a single mouse into the fresh kill pile, hoping its freshness would entice an elder to stretch themselves out of their nests. But before he could finish his thoughts Fawnstar's call echoed across camp, a cry that pulled his clan together. Sitting on his haunches near the pile, he cleaned his front paw, lapping it languidly as he smiled to himself. The excitement in the air was palpable, perhaps kits were due to be apprenticed.

"You're a star in my sky!"

⚝──⭒─𖣂.ೃ࿔ ✈︎ *:･𖣂.ೃ࿔ ✈︎ *:･─⭒──⚝

Cedarkit had been sitting by Beewhisker when the meeting was called. Beewhisker cleaning their fur and making it neat for the clan meeting. She took a glanced up at them when they had stopped and nudged her forward. 'This is your day' the words felt strange in her ears but she nodded and stood up.

Her last day a kit would come soon enough, when mentors were announced, she would no longer be Cedarkit, she would be CedarPAW.

And so... she followed her brother into the clearing, ears perked with a strange excitement, surely not the same as her brother's bouncy energy but still excited none-the-less.

I'm not just playing, I'm training to be a warrior!

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Berrykit felt about ready to leap out of his fur when Fawnstar called his name. Her tone was so formal and strong like hes expected it to be. He glanced at his littermate as she pulled up beside him. He purred loudly before bounding forward until he was just below the talking cliff, not close enough that he was hidden beneath it but close enough that he stood out from the crowd while Fawnstar would still be able to see him.

The young tom glanced up at the chocolate tortie as of she knew the answers to everything. Though for a moment, he looked back to the nursery, not only would he not be resting in there anymore, he wouldn’t be in a nest with Beewhisker for any longer. But he wouldn’t be alone, he would be with Heatherpaw and Oatpaw, as well as his dear sister Cedarkit.

After the nursery he glanced to all the possible mentors he could get, he glanced at all the warriors individually, he knew he had no chance for Shadesleek or Bayflower, but the others were all options he wanted, any mentor was a good mentor.

"You're a star in my sky!"

⚝──⭒─𖣂.ೃ࿔ ✈︎ *:･𖣂.ೃ࿔ ✈︎ *:･─⭒──⚝

Cedarkit's ear's twitch this was their ceremony! The young kit watched as her brother padded forward, pride and enthusiasm in his eyes, sometimes she wondered where he got all that energy from...

For a moment, Cedarkit hesitated, this would be the last day that they would be in the nursery with Beewhisker... but she tried looking on the brighter side, thinking about the many new experiences they might have with her new mentor. Whoever it might be.

And so... Cedarkit stepped forward, prepared to be Cedarpaw.

Without passion you don’t have energy, without energy you have nothing.

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The newly made apprenticed practically bounced with joy at the sound of his new name. Then he turned to the cat that would be teaching him everything there was to know about being a good WindClan warrior. Breezewing? The tom on the verge of retiring? What would he be learning from him? How to be the best at waddling around all old and scruffy? Berrypaw shrugged, a mentor was a mentor. 

He thought to himself as he moved to touch noses with his new mentor, practically ramming his nose into Breezewing's with excitement that may as well belong to a kit. But this excitement was Berrypaw's all his own.

Real strength isn't just in fighting, it's knowing when to stand firm and when to lend a paw.

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And there they were, with their new names. Cedarpaw and Berrypaw, their kits all grown up and on their way to becoming warriors. They were given to fine cats, Breezewing had always been friendly with them and was always on talk and Basilflame was kind and supportive, the mentors were well picked, but perhaps Beewhisker was a little bias, these were their kits after all.

I’d rather bear the weight of others than let others carry pain alone.

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Basilflame perked her ears, Cedarpaw the name played in her mind over and over as she stepped closer to her new apprentice. The idea felt so foreign that Basilflame gave herself a small prick on one of her paws to make sure that she wasn't dreaming.

No, this was real and this was a day for her to become a mentor. This day marked the first step into filling all the roles that could be set out for her, and a point to make a difference within the clan. Even if it was small. A difference was still a difference.

The ginger and creamy colored she-cat lowered her head, pressing her nose softly against Cedarpaw's before lifting it back up, her hazel eyes meeting the newly made apprentice's "Treasure this day, for your best memories will be made during these moons." She purred softly before leading Cedarpaw back towards the crowd. Her part in the ceremony was over.

Those who follow blindly will never learn to see the truth. ~Breezewing
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Breezewing stepped forward, nodding to his leader. The pride he felt, he could tell it was written all over his face. He would be able to teach Berrypaw everything he had learned in his moons of service.

As Berrypaw rammed his nose forward excitedly, Breezewing was slightly taken aback in shock at the eagerness in the thrust. 

The newly made apprentice was excited. That much was clear. He whispered to the young tom, "Let your excitement take you far in your training." Before leaning back again he gave the young tom a nudge with his nose.

Breezewing happily called out the new names for the young cats alongside his clanmates.