Training Sunpaw [Phantomspirit]

[Lyra]

Scorchmoss stretched his legs as he stepped into the clearing. He turned his head towards the cave entrance and realized that it was early morning and the sun was barely visible over the horizon. The large black tom's tail twitched happily as he realized that he would start training his first apprentice. It wasn't that long ago that the tom had been an apprentice himself. He puffed out his chest a bit. Today he was a warrior though. He padded over to the apprentice den and stuck his head inside. "Sunpaw?" he called out, trying not to wake any of the sleeping apprentices.

[Phantomspirit]

Sunpaw lazily opened his eye and yawned. He could hear a faint voice calling him from the den entrance. He stretched out of his nest and padded out into the open where his mentor was waiting. He, of course, had received his mentor only a day before, the three days before that was the ending of his moon-long journey back home.

"Hey, Scorchmoss." He greeted, "What will we be doing today." Yes, Sunpaw knew that he should have a bit more enthusiasm since it was his first day as an apprentice, but he had matured over the time of his capture and return.

[Lyra]

Scorchmoss stepped back as he finally managed to get the younger tom out of his nest. He was surprised at the lack of enthusiasm in Sunpaw's greeting and opened his mouth to say something about it but immediately shut it, remembering when his brother had scolded him for being too blunt with his words. 'Stop being so harsh. No cat likes that brutal honesty of yours.'

The tom huffed at the memory and decided to keep his words to himself for now and deal with the apprentice's attitude. "We're going to do some climbing and I know the perfect place," he meowed before beckoning the apprentice forward with a flick of his tail. "It'll be a good start to your training." The large, black tom padded towards the cave entrance. Once outside he began to pick up the pace.

((Sorry for taking so long to reply. My muse has been really bad recently.))

[Phantomspirit]

Ooc: I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY FOR NOT RESPONDING! SCHOOL SUCKS!


Sunpaw brightened his mood, "Sounds great!" he followed along behind his mentor and into the forest. He made sure to suppress Cipher in his mind before continuing.

"So, where are we going anyways, Scorchmoss?" The young apprentice was excited for the day to come

[Lyra]

((It's okay, I understand. I'm not in school anymore but I'll be going to college soon so I'll probably be pretty slow with replies as well.))

Scorchmoss smiled a little as the apprentice's mood seemed to pick up. That's the spirit. He thought to himself happily. The warrior glanced back at the golden-furred tom behind him. "I've only been there a handful of times. Have you heard of the Abandoned Lookout?" he asked starting to walk onto higher ground. "Most cats say its a good place to catch a sunrise, but you have to work for it as it's a tough climb." The warrior stopped for a moment to assess his surroundings. "It's a good way to test a cat's endurance."

[ Phantomspirit ]