Written in the Stars

Snakedancer swallowed the last peace of the sparrow he picked up from the fresh-kill pile. He licked his muzzle to clean it, and put away a few feathers so he can give it to his kits later to play with. Now he had other things to do. 

He smiled as he thought back to the latest OakClan ceremonies. He has an apprentice! He is finally a mentor.
Ever since, he became a warrior, he wanted to become a mentor as well. Proving his skills by guiding a young clanmate, and - hopefully- make a great warrior out of her. He wanted to jump and shout from the joy, but on the outside he showed none of his excitement other than a small smile.

Speaking of apprentices, where's Finchpaw? 

Before Snakedancer could start to search for her, she was already standing in front of him. Looks like Snakedancer wasn't the only one who couldn't wait until the training started.  He couldn't help but chuckle at Finchpaw's mowing tail and her glowing eyes. 

" Good morning Finchpaw. " He meowed happily. " I was thinking we could start with some basic hunting skills. It's Leaf-Fall, and with Leaf-Bare approaching we could use all help, when it comes to hunting. " He said as he turned and started to walk towards the camp's enterence. " I don't want to disturbe any patrol and scare away the pray, so we are gonna search for a nice place where you can show me how much do you know about hunting. "

Now that he is about to have his first training as a mentor, he suddenly felt a hint of uncertainty. What if he can't explain something to Finchpaw? What if something happens during training and she gets hurt? What if he is going to be too harsh, or too gentle and the young she-cat's apprenticeship end up in disaster?

The reality of how much responsibility a mentor has reached his brain now. But so did his determination. He is going to be the one of the best mentors OakClan has to offer, and he is going to teach everything to his apprentice.

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