ThunderClan Clearing

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Originally Posted by Bluest+r~

Hawkthorn

Hawkthorn poked his head into the apprentice den. Hey, Antpaw. He meowed. Hawkthorn twitched his tail. This is all my fault, isnt it? For gossiping? Your mother is all over my tail right now. He meowed and licked Antpaw between the ears.

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[Antpaw]
Apprentice|6 moons|Thunderclan

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"You were only telling me about her, it's not your fault."

Antpaw wasn't feeling very sleepy anyway. And right now, it felt like his father was the only one on his side. The only one he could talk to. Antpaw felt sorry for him- it was his fault his mother was angry at his father. Antpaw sat up from his nest and licked his father back, his pelt, since he was too short to reach his ear.

"Everyone's just making a big fuss out of nothing." Like him. Antpaw doesn't say it, but he glances at Wolfhive. The old cat was certainly persistent, even following him to the apprentice den. "I don't have anything with her, I'm just worried she'll be weak," he meows. "And a bad teacher."

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Hawkthorn

Hawkthorn nodded at Antlaw and returned the lick. He turned to leave and ran straight into Wolfhive. Oh! Sorry, Wolfhive. Were you listening the whole time I was talking to Antpaw? He rambled nervously. Hawkthorn paused to lick his chest fur awkwardly.

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A furrow of his brow. Wolfhive wasn't sure what the gossip Hawkthorn mentioned was, but if it was anything like Flowernose's.. "No, Antpaw. I'm making a fuss because you were asked to do something, and you decided not to. If my request had been unreasonable, it'd be one thing but for someone who's worried about having ineffective training you're not proving yourself to be a good student.

"And you--" His full attention was on Hawkthorn for a moment. "Like I told Flowernose, there's better things to do than gossip, especially when you're only serving to tear down your Clan-mates. If you have an issue with someone you can talk to Bumblestar, Spiderthroat, me, or one of my Hornets. Not with apprentices who are seeking guidance.

"Now, Antpaw:" His voice softened, relaxing some of the tension of his shoulders he hadn't realize he built up. "then why all the bitterness? Sunflowerswirl is a fine warrior, what she might lack in experience she'll make up for in her dedication to you. All cats start somewhere: you'll learn a lot more together than by listening to rumors." Unlike Wolfhive, who was considering biting Hawkthorn and Flowernose for this headache.

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Hawkthorn

Hawkthorn hung his head and meowed quietly, I just wanted to talk to my son.. He took 2 steps back and nodded at Antpaw before going to the warriors den. Hawkthorn avoided making eye contact with Flowernose, for she was glaring at him the whole time.

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[Antpaw]
Apprentice|6 moons|Thunderclan

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Antpaw glances at Flowernose and Hawkthorn.

To be honest, he had just been so cranky because he was annoyed and frustrated with his new mentor- she had told him herself, that she wasn't good at fighting, and that she hadn't even been in the battle against Riverclan. Which wasn't what he wanted. He wanted someone good at fighting, like his dad. Someone powerful. But he didn't really mean for anyone else to hear his comments or feel hurt over them, and even about those comments, a small part of him felt bad for Sunflowerswirl. But Antpaw would rather die than admit that fact out loud.

Maybe if it was only his father. But in front of this scary old senior cat? No way. It also rubbed his fur the wrong way, how his father was listening to him so much. Sure, he was an important cat, whatever, but he was also the naggiest one Antpaw had ever seen.

"I got it. I'm sorry. She's a good warrior." Antpaw meows, trying to hide his irritation and tell the cat what he wants to hear. Sadly, he's not doing a very good job. "Can I go now?"

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Wolfhive sighed. "Hawkthorn, I never said you couldn't talk to your kid. I'm saying don't talk dung about folks." Hawkthorn had left though, and Wolfhive wasn't going to chase him down right now. Maybe later if he caused more issues. [ @Bluest+r~ ]

As for Antpaw.. "I think you need to have an honest talk with Sunflowerswirl, and I want you to know that if you need help with your training you have more resources than just her. I know how warriors can be, Antpaw. I was an apprentice too.. and sometimes getting your experience requires you to branch out beyond who's assigned to you." Bumblestar was Wolfhive's mentor 'n a busy lady to boot. There was no shame in pushing to get lessons from others if things weren't aligning perfectly with one's mentor. "Go, but tomorrow I want you up at dawn. I'm sending you 'n Sunflowerswirl on a patrol so you both can get used to working together."

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[Antpaw]
Apprentice|6 moons|Thunderclan

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As much as he hated to admit it, Wolfhive gave a lot of good advice. He had a good point about branching outside your own mentor. Antpaw hadn't really considered it before. He made a mental note of it in his mind, though that didn't curb his annoyance.

Then Wolfhive's next words made his eyes open wide. A patrol? Antpaw stiffened and pawed at the ground. It had only been so long since he had become an apprentice, and he had only gotten one lesson. But now he was going on a patrol? With other warriors?

"What kind of patrol?" He asks, feeling nervous but also excited. What if they encountered enemy cats? Riverclan? A rogue? Or maybe even a fox or badger?

If it wasn't a border patrol, but was instead a hunting patrol... he could just imagine the embarrassment if he joined, but wasn't able to catch anything without the proper training. Should he ask for help in advance?

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Flowernose

Flowernose tore her gaze away from the warrior den entrance to whip her head around to look at Antpaw and Wolfhive. She heard Wolfhive say something about a patrol, and she was curious. Flowernose turned her right ear slightly so she could eavesdrop listen to their conversation.
(also could ant talk to flowernose after convo w/ wolf?)

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