Training Begins Now! (Tagged)

[Lionhearted]

Tagging: Rogue [Fleetpaw] 

Thrushstar woke up, and stretched. It had been a while since he'd trained an apprentice. Stumpypaw was now Stumpypike, one of the few who could swim well. We'll need him sometime, he thought. And the other... well, Finchpaw had passed away, and Thrushstar was deeply saddened by the death of the smaller tom. 

Now he had someone new to train. Striding over to the apprentices' den, he poked his head into call for his apprentice. "Fleetpaw? Wake up, if you're in here. It's time to train!"

[Rogue]

Inside the soothing darkness of the den, Fleetpaw stirred at the sound of his mentor's voice. He blinked blearily a couple of times, trying to dispel the sleepiness that clung to him. Train? For a moment he was confused, and then everything snapped sharply into place. Train! Scrambling out of his nest, Fleetpaw started for the entrance of the den before pausing when he realized that his short black fur was a mess. He couldn't go out for his first day as an apprentice looking like that. Quickly he ran his tongue over his pelt a couple of times, smoothing down the errant strands. Finally satisfied with his appearance, he bounded out of the den excitedly. "I'm here Thrushstar, I'm here!"