Walking Among The Thorns (Tagged)

[Falcon]

Thornwing took a deep peaceful breath in, he loved it here at the Pond Of Truce, he could relax and be himself without worrying about anyone fretting over him or about anyone thinking he was crazy here he would get lost in his thought as well as lost in the tall grass around him Skiv

[Skiv]

Dustpaw headed out into the territory, her training was done for the day. Her long legs kept moving forward, her large ears stood up on the top of her head as she moved along. Her paws hurt from the long day of training and well she just wanted to relax. The young apprentice had been to the Pond of Truce once, for a gathering but she remembered how pretty it was in the moonlight. Maybe thats where she should go to just relax and be away from the busy clan life. She would catch something on the way back. She then turned her golden eyes swinging her head in that direction her strides growing in size as she pushed forward. She knew that the faster she got there the more relaxing time she would get. The light sandy brown she cat pushed forward, even though her paws were about to give out. Then she climbed the hill looking down she saw the Pond of Truce, a smile appeared easily on the apprentice's face and then she pushed her way down the hill. She wasn't too catuious about other cats, what could they do to her here? She just then found her way closer and closer she tasted the air lightly, there was a Stormclan scent she believed. but she was unsure because well Sunsetclan wasn't next to Stormclan but she looked forwards and saw a tom there. He seemed to be old enough to be a warrior but Dustpaw wasn't sure, she was just an apprentice after all. She then approached closer to the tom said, "Hello?"

[Falcon]

Thornwing looked over hearing another voice "oh hello" he greeted the other cat kindly, they were at the pond of truce after all "what brings you out here?" He sits down smoothing the grass down to make a slight nest for himself "I'm Thornwing by the way" he adds with a smile

[Skiv]

She watched as the tom turned Dustpaw just felt the hair on her spine rise up. Oh this was such a bad idea! WHY DID I COME HERE? She just glared slightly at the tom with out even realizing it, because it was a natural thing to do. For her anyways, she expected this tom to like get defensive or something. but he wouldn't do that right, they were at the Pond of Truce after all. but it wasn't a full moon so that wouldn't be a reason for not attacking her. She just then realized that she was glaring when the tom seemed to be done talking adding a smile at the end. She just blinked at him, why would introduce himself. Its not like he had to or anything, but yet it was respectful. She swallowed slowly not moving from where she was standing even though her paws urged to go stand in the pond. but she didn't want to move she just tried to flatten her light sandy brown and white fur, her eyes still glued on the tom watching his every movement. "Thats none of your business." She said in a serious tone, then she added at the end, "I'm Dustpaw."

[Falcon]

"Nice to meet you Dustpaw, lovely day for a bit of relaxation don't you think? I've always enjoyed coming to the Pond Of Truce even more so when I was an apprentice, something is just so calming about the place, maybe it's because it's where the gather is held Starclan is nearly walking the earth here" he chuckles a little

[Skiv]

Dustpaw just continued to stand there while this tom spoke kindly to her. She started relaxing a bit more but her eyes still watched the tom with seriousness in them. She just nodded at what he was saying not saying much she moved to the water. Stepping one paw after another she entered the pool her long legs reached the bottom and she just smiled with the coldness touched her soar paw pads and she sighed. Then she looked back at Thornwing with her golden eyes the gray spots on her face looking at him and she just said, "Yeah I guess your right. This is my second time being here."

[Falcon]

Thornwing nodded "it's a great place, I've come in a few times myself, even more often when I became a warrior when I got the freedom to go about without having to ask my mentor permission for every little thing" he chuckled "but I do miss being an apprentice sometimes, I enjoyed the chores, they filled my day"

[Skiv]

Dustpaw just blinked her golden eyes in front of her. Her pelt moved slightly with the ripples of the water. Where she was standing there it wasn't very deep it barley came up to her underbelly. She just listen as the warrior talked. She just thought as he talked about being a warrior. That was the dream for her. She wanted to be one of the best warriors the clan had ever seen and she knew she could get there with hard work. Being an apprentice wasn't bad even though her mentor was a bit mean. She honestly didn't car. She just blinked at him and nodded, "Yeah I guess so. I just can't wait to be a warrior though."

[Falcon]

Thornwing nodded "most cats can't when they're apprentices" he chuckles "but I didn't mind waiting, I knew that was long as I worked hard and kept my head I'd be a warrior when Starclan thought it was time for me to be such, and then I'd just do what I thought was best for myself and the clan"

[Skiv]

Dustpaw just narrowed her eyes at him. He was pretty nice but then again she didn't know anything about this warrior. She hadn't had any battle training yet so fighting this tom if it came down to that would be bad. She just watched him as he explained like his whole life story to her she just blinked blankly at him. She didn't have anything else to say so she moved out of the pond onto the ground, thats when she collapsed. Well not really she just sat down with a loud thump. Her paws were tired of holding her weight. She just sat there a few moments her under belly dripping on the ground before she looked at him. She opened her mouth and said, "I can wait, I just can't wait until I have all those responsibilities, my clan counting on me but I want to learn and understand everything I can now so I don't make mistakes later in life."

[Falcon]

"well don't be afraid of mistakes, they are a part of life too, and the clan relies on all their members, even the kits every cat is an important member apprentices and kits are proof that the clan will live on and that our way isn't fading, they are the future, and that's pretty important"

[Skiv]

Dustpaw just snorted, she respected warriors but she had just gotten a lecture from her mentor she really didn't feel like taking in more advice for the the day. She just looked at him with a blank face, she knew that his advice was good but she just wasn't in the mood anymore for that. She just nodded and said "Okay." Just to get him to be quite, if she would have known that there was another cat here she wouldn't have come but she didn't and now she was here. She just sighed and didn't say anything else.

[Falcon]

Thornwing laid his head down on his paws and sighed himself, relaxing even more then he had been before, enjoying the feeling of the sun on his back and the wind in his fur, life couldn't get much better in his mind then the way it was right now in the clans

[Skiv]

Dustpaw just looked at the warrior right next to her. She heard a large sign coming from the warrior and she just looked at him with confusion on her face. She really didn't understand why this cat was sighing. She just shrugged and started grooming her short sand colored pelt. She swiped her tongue over her large white patch on her back. She kept grooming her fur totally forgetting the Stormclan warrior was just next to her, she started purring lightly as she kept on cleaning her fur.

Falcon

[Falcon]

"Peace a lovely thing, gives us time to reflect on ourselves and our world, ah but I suppose none of my rambling is of any interest to you, I'll leave you to your peace" Thornwing stretched and stood preparing to leave the pond of truce behind and return to his clan