Training #1 [Fallpaw]

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Fallpaw

Fallenblaze waited for her apprentice at dawn. She planned to tour the territory that day, then she would teach Fallpaw hunting and fighting another day. She had never really asked for an apprentice to train, but she also wouldn't say no to one.

[Fallpaw]

Fallpaw had groomed his fur and quickly eaten some prey and was now feeling ready to go. As he padded to where Fallenblaze was waiting for him, he felt a pang of nervousness through his usual calm. After Fallenblaze had greeted him with coldness when he had first met her, Fallpaw was thinking of ways to earn her approval.

He thought she probably didn't want to mentor anyone, as she hadn't offered.

"Hello, what are we doing today?" He asked, smoothing his calculating calm back into normal place, with a smile.

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Fallenblaze narrowed her eyes slightly and then said, "If you've already eaten and everything, we are just going to tour the territory today. If you aren't ready to go right now, then get ready as fast as you can."

[Fallpaw]

Fallkit nodded, eyes slightly wide. "I'm ready, the tour sounds good." He added, averting his eyes from the warrior. "We can go, it's okay."

He flicked his tail, trying to shake out his fur and recover. Why had Fallenblaze acted cold towards him, he hadn't done anything wrong... or he didn't think so.

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Fallenblaze nodded, heading out into the territory. She didn't really mean to be so cold, but it was in her nature, and while Fallpaw hadn't done anything wrong, she also hadn't exsactly done anything right yet either, and she had learned that learning under pressure tended to push you along to do better. As she headed to the Iceclan border, she asked Fallpaw, "Can you tell me what you know about the other clans already."

[Fallpaw]

Fallpaw quickly followed Fallenblaze, gazing at everything they passed as they headed somewhere he didn't know.

When Fallenblaze asked him to tell her what he knew about each clan, he thought for a second. "Iceclan cats live in the cold and fish? Fireclan cats run on the plains and have very few trees, and Rocklclan have moved recently?" He offered his little knowledge hesitantly, dropping a little further away from Fallenblaze incase she snapped at him or something.

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Fallenblaze nodded. "Correct," she responded as they arrived at the Iceclan border. "Iceclan cats tend to have longer fur, and they can easily withstand any amount of cold. Their current leader is Fallenstar, and their deputy is Cinderflame." she added to the information that Fallpaw had already stated.

[Fallpaw]

Fallpaw nodded, glad he had been right about something. A small smile had appeared on his face, and a gazed out at Iceclan.

"Fallenstar, Cinderflame." He murmured to himself, noting the fact of thick fur. That would be annoying if there was a battle because thick fur gave extra protection...

"Hey, Fallenstar has the same start of the name as you." He noted, a spark of mischievousness flashing in his eyes. He tried but wasn't able to wipe the grin off.

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Fallenblaze nodded. "That it is." she responded, almost chuckling as she remembered the time she had used that as an excuse for being named 'fallen' as a kit. Everyone seemed to think that she was named that because she had fallen as a small kitten for something of that sort.

She began speaking again as she headed towards Hollow Rock, which was still pretty close to the border. "This is Hollow Rock, as a kitten you may have heard of it from the myths that Molenose digged it to escape Cloudclan's judgement."

[Fallpaw]

Fallpaw smiled as Fallenblaze laughed, feeling good he'd finally done something to make her happy. He was still feeling happier than before as Fallenblaze lead him to their next stop.

"Oh, Hollow rock. I do remember that story, actually, although it is very very faint." He meowed, sort of awed. This was that place? He was quiet for a bit, before turning his curious gaze back to his mentor.

"Is the story true?" He asked, tipping his head slightly.