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Birchkit found a small rock could fit on his head. So, he'd made a game out of trying to not let it fall off his head as he wandered around in circles, in erratic patterns trying to not lose his game. Then he crashed into someone. "Oof!" He winced, and the rock fell to the ground. His ears drooped. "Oh..." He mewed quietly, looking down the rock, not looking at who he'd crashed into.

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Foxkit was wandering around the farm, wondering about her future. About who her mentor would be, what her warrior name would be. Her dream was to become the greatest warrior known in Iceclan. Maybe she could become deputy, maybe even leader? Foxstar, what a wonderful name she thought. When she turned to head towards the barn, someone crashed into her and knocked her down. She turned around furious and hissed "Be careful, will you?!" Then she realized a tom, looking like her age. An Iceclan kit! She cleared her throat, "Well uh, hello. What's your name?"

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Birchkit flinched in the face of another kit's anger. "I-I'm sorry...." He stammered. Then he tried to put on a brave face and smile. "Er, oh, me? I'm Birchkit. Um, what's you, uh, I mean, name?" He fumbled over his words, trying to piece together enough of his language to create a cohesive response. He succeeded... At the bare minimum. His ears drooped just the slightest, realizing how he'd messed up.

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Foxkit's ears twitched. Why was he stammering so much? "Well I'm Foxkit, and I going to become Iceclan's greatest warrior!" Foxkit said, proudly with her head up high. Foxkit started to sweat, since the barn was way much warmer than the icy mountains, where Iceclan lived. "I'm bored, and hot!" Foxkit panted. "It would be very nice if you could be my very first friend in Iceclan..." Foxkit looked around and heard rustling sounds in the grass. "Hey, wanna try hunting?"

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Birchkit blinked. "W-Well... Isn't greatness kind of... Subjective...?" He inquired awkwardly, with a touch of nervousness. He was worried he might... Offend Foxkit. He blinked. "Oh! Yeah, I'd like to be friends!" He said, nodding his quickly. Then he tilted his head in confusion. "But, I wouldn't even know how start. I doubt I could catch anything."

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Foxkit tilted her head at what Birchkit had said. "It's okay, I don't think I'd catch anything either" Foxkit said, sitting down scratching her ear. "How about fighting then?" she asked "We can be Iceclan warriors fighting off rogues, or something." Foxkit sprang to her paws. Foxkit ran across the plains. "Cmon you slowpoke!" she yelled, "What are you waiting for?"

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Birchkit let out a small sigh of relief, as Foxkit sat down, rather than shooting off like a rocket. He was young, and didn't know much about himself yet... But he wasn't sure he could keep up with Foxkit's energy. Except, she sprang back up almost immediately, starting to ramble about fighting. His ears folded back. "But, I don't wanna fight! It sounds mean."

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Foxkit looked at Birchkit, confused. "But don't all warriors fight and stuff?" she said, "Well I know it's mean, but they do it for a reason. For like fighting over territories and protecting the clan from bad guys!" Foxkit crouched down and was about to pounce on Birchkit and claw his ears. "Ready? Come on please, just pretend!"