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Quote: Sagestar smiled, curling her tail around her paws. "This has been delayed too long, so Owlpaw, come forward." she turned her mis-matched colored eyes on the sleek apprentice.
Owlpaw was a bit surprised, but padded up.
Sagestar smiled, a low purr rumbling in her throat. She looked out to the clan. "I, Sagestar, leader of Windclan, call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. She has trained very hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and I commend her to you as a warrior in her turn." she then looked back at Owlpaw and gave a serious, meaningful look.
"Owlpaw, do you promise to uphold the warrior code and to protect and defend your Clan, even at the cost of your life?"
"I do," she promised, dipping her head.
"Then by the powers of StarClan, I give you your warrior name. Owlpaw, from this moment you will be known as Owlfur. StarClan honors your loyalty, and we welcome you as a full warrior of Windclan." Sagestar purred, and smiled.
"Owlfur! Owlfur!" the Clan yowled. Owlfur purred. The only cats who were silent were Smokepaw and Duskpaw; Smokepaw's look was rather menacing. Duskpaw almost started to yowl, but a look from Smokepaw silenced her.
Sagestar smiled, and leaned down to touch her nose to Owlfur's head. Then with a wave of her tail, she summoned Smokepaw, Duskpaw, and Patch.
Patch's striking yellow eyes widened slightly. He padded forward confidently.
The newly named Owlfur went back into the crowd. Smokepaw, Duskpaw, and Littlepaw bounded confidently forward. Smokepaw smirked at Patch, before settling down.
Patch waved his tail. He was the same age as Smokepaw, but he would be getting his apprentice name. Sagestar called each cat forward, and gave each cat their new name. Smokepaw's new name was Smokewhisker, Duskpaw's was Duskfur, Littlepaw's was Littlecloud, and Patch's new name was Patchpaw. After she had announced that she herself would be his mentor, Patchpaw copied the other newly named warriors by touching his nose to Sagestar's chest fur when she touched her nose to his head. After a purr of satisfaction from the clan leader, she dismissed the clan.
Patchpaw licked his chest fur a few times, and padded up to Specklefur. "Thanks." he said, his happiness glowing in his eyes.
"Welcome," Specklefur purred. Smokewhisker strutted about with her chest puffed out, while Duskfur just followed her. Littlecloud bristled his fur with irritation at his sisters.
Patchpaw smiled. He didn't seem to care whether or not he was much too old to be an apprentice. He licked his paw, curling his tail over them. Thistleclaw padded up. "Welcome to the clan." he meowed. "There's an extra nest in the apprentice for you. Follow me please." he smiled and padded off. Patch[aw waved with his tail to Specklefur as he followed Thistleclaw.
"When are we gonna be apprentices, mama?" Dawnkit asked expectantly.
"Yeah!" Shadowkit added.
"Soon," Specklefur sighed; they would ask about this for a long time until they were. She licked their foreheads.