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Originally Posted by Wingnettle

Starrypaw
#thestarswithin
Riverclan | 11 moons
Mind Reader, Lucky Duck 3

Starrypaw nodded quietly, following the group of apprentices behind the dark-scarred tom.
She had already been trained by Wormbite, and she had definitely enjoyed it. But today, she didn't think she would be able to focus at all on the training she would have to do.
The Starcave was still collapsed, and it seemed that no one cared at all! But her, Starrypaw, couldn't bear the thought of her beloved sister unable to reach her. She wanted her protection, her eyes. She wanted to be followed by the Starclan kit.

A little frog bounced in front of her and splashed some mud on her chest. She licked it off while it jumped away into the security of a puddle, remaining a bit behind the others.
Seapaw was nice, and... maybe she'd talked with Spiderpaw once? She couldn't remember at all right now, but she blinked gratefully at the adult trained before joining Seapaw on one side of this nice pond.
"I'd never come here. It's so... peaceful..." Her voice whispered away like the echo of the breeze.

"I'd like to... stay on land, if you're okay with it.." She commented while fidgeting with her paws. It's just... I didn't have almost any training of fighting, so I wouldn't know what to do. I'd rather stay here and try to avoid Seapaw getting me. But she was a bit embarrassed about it, so she didn't admit it.
Instead, she took her position and steadied her legs, then turned to gaze at Wormbite's expression and waited for further instructions.

I'll... do my best..!
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Seapaw
he/they - 13 moons - Go with the flow

Spiderpaw, Mallowpaw, Starrypaw and Crowpaw. He knew Spiderpaw and Starrypaw, the others he didn't at all. "Hiya," he dipped his head to them in greeting, before trotting along behind Wormbite who led them to a peaceful pond. He wasn't sure he'd visited this exact spot before - it was nice. They'd make sure to come here again. Sage eyes flitted across the water, instantly drawn to it - a small pond skater zipped across it, not knowing it was about to be disturbed by a whole bunch of apprentices. What would that be like? To zip across water like that? It was so interesting to him. How did the little bug do it? Was there a way for cats to do it? Probably not. It must be part of being a teeny tiny bug, far lighter than a cat. He blinked back into reality, as Wormbite began to speak. They'd be in pairs today - that was nice. Oh, and he was with Starrypaw! Nice!

Wormbite spoke again, going over the basics. The bengal tilted his head to listen. Then froze - wasn't it all a little scary? Water combat could kill you? Seapaw gulped. He'd thought he'd be far more likely to die during land combat, and the water could serve as a free escape, but now Wormbite was saying it was even more dangerous... He thought, for a second, about running back to camp and escaping all this. But he couldn't. He needed to do this. If he was going to get his warrior ceremony alongside his sister, he absolutely had to do this. At the end of the day, he could always swim away from his opponent, right? They were a fast swimmer, hopefully faster than predators or other clans.

He nodded at Wormbite's explanation, taking it all in. They had to get their pair into the water or vice versa. Okay, got it. Good job this was just a training session, and no one would actually get hurt. Starrypaw approached him, and he offered her a kind smile. He'd forgotten just how quiet she could be - he titled his head to listen properly, "It really is, huh?" They agreed. Starrypaw wanted to stay on land, and he was more than happy with that. "That's fine by me!" Any excuse to get in the water! They stepped in, making sure not to cause too much of a splash. Oh he'd missed the water so much! It was so nice to finally be in some again. "Ready whenever you are!"