.//A L-o-n-g Road {Ahead}.x

[Fallentear ||]

A petite white form wove through the undergrowth, small paws easily picking their way silently between the crunchy remains of winter. Springtime was on it's way, and small green shoots sprung out of just about everything in the valley, where it was pleasantly sunny. Glowing green orbs blended perfectly with this landscape, but the she-cat's fluffy, snow-white pelt stood out like a dog among cats. Luckily, only her eyes could be seen as she snuck around, because she took to cover very well.

A flash of bright fur shone in the sunlight as she came out into the open. Flowing quickly across the ground, her muscles rippled as she leaped effortlessly onto a fairly large boulder. The young apprentice climbed up to the top and looked out over the forest with excitement in her eyes. It felt good to be running through the clan's territory alone. Stormpaw breathed in the scents of flora and fauna around her, trying to find that of her mentor's among them.

The sun finally managed to reach her skin through her thick pelt, and she happily basked in it's warmth as she waited at the appointed spot for her training to begin. She was early, for it was not yet sunhigh. She closed her eyes, keeping her ears pricked for pawsteps as she enjoyed the silence for a little while.

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[.feather//oceana.]

xx.// Send it out to the boy in the front row,singing his heart out.]]

From a distance, a lanky tom stepped lightly over the crusted ground. His charcoal pelt objected boldly to the dusty brown earth around him. The tom did not care though, he had no reason to hide, it was against the warrior code to attack a medicine cat.

xx.//I've been there before,elbow to elbow, lost in a crowd of screams.]]

Tranquilbreeze walked with his head held high today, when on a normal basis, it sunk to it's usual place, low and emotionless. There was an unmistakable glow in his amber eyes. Though he thought he would never be one to recieve an apprentice, today he would begin training Stormpaw to be a medicine cat in the ways of DreamClan.

xx.//He dreams and knows, they'll steal every word straight from your mouth.]]

Though he was considered to be the more mature of he and his sister, Lucidhope, Tranquilbreeze still harbored many childish habits. For example, he still was basking in the happiness he achieved as he recieved an apprentice, and Lucidhope sat in the crowd of cats, her aqua orbs glazed with jealousy, even though the femme had tried her best to disguise it.

xx.//Dare you to breathe, we'll dare you to drown.]]

His mouth, usually laden with various herbs and plants, was parted and empty, attempting to seperate the numerous scents flowing into him. He gave a curt nod as Stormpaw's scent entered his jaws. He had suspected she wouldn't be too difficult to spot, as her white pelt would show like a pile of snow in the desert, but he was unable to spot her immediately as he thought he would have been able to.

xx.//It's over, just wake me when it's over.]]

Scanning the ground, he spotted the shadow of the small cat, perched comfortably on a rock about a tree length away. Glancing upward, he had located his new apprentice sun bathing.
A slight half smile curled under his whiskers, as he approached quietly. Tranquilbreeze was excited to share his knowledge with another cat who was interested. The sun beamed brightly, nearly sun high. "I see you're eager to train, you're here nice and early," Tranquilbreeze murrowed in a friendly tone to Stormpaw.

xx.//I will thank you for hanging around this town.]]

[Fallentear ||]

Stormpaw's eyes opened promptly as Tranquilbreeze's voice reached her ears. She hadn't even heard him coming, but yet she hadn't jumped at his sudden appearance. She had been enjoying the sun to wholly to be wrenched easily from it's comfort. She smiled back, dipping her head respectfully in greeting. "Yes, I'm really excited. And it's a nice day out, so I thought i'd enjoy some of it before training."

She stood, stretching her long, skinny legs. Her tail curled behind her into a comfortable u shape as she stood for a few more moments in the sunshine before leaping down lightly to stand beside Tranquilbreeze. Her eyes were bright as she looked up at his face, asking her mentor without words what would be first.

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