Just the Beginning [Bells]

Hollypaw was hurrying to get ready she had just woken up. She was giving herself a quick cleaning just to make sure there was no moss or anything stuck in her fur. Once she was sure her fur was ok she quickly darted out of the apprentices den not checking if she stepped on anyone's paws or tails. She heard one cat yell at her to watch her step so she knew she had stepped on at least one cat's tail or paw. As soon as she exited the den she spotted her mentor and she did not look happy. Her ears flattened nervously and slowed her step approaching her carefully. She didn't understand why Falconstar had giving her Vervainstorm. What had they been thinking? She had to be one of the grumpiest cats she had seen in camp.

"Good morning Vervainstorm, sorry for being late I'm ready to get to work though," there short and sweet hopefully she wouldn't find anything to make her angry out of what she said. Though she was probably already furious with her being a few minutes late. Her tail twitched nervously as she waited to see how her mentor would react. Either way she just hoped she would still take her out for training today. She really hoped it would be battle training she wanted to learn the different moves to help protect her clan. If she could become strong maybe she could protect the rest of her clan like she should have with her sister.

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Hollypaw was waiting for Vervainstorm to yell at her for being late, it seemed like forever before her mentor spoke up though it was only a few seconds and she didn't yell like she had thought she would. She let out a breath she didn't realize she had been holding. "You bet I won't be late again I promise," she purred happily glad she was given another chance. She wouldn't let her down again she would make sure she was up and ready with plenty of time. Hollypaw sat down and watched as Vervainstorm paced the clearing.

When Vervainstorm said they could start with battle postures her ears pricked up excitedly and her tail began to flick from side to side as she waited to hear what they where going to practice. When her mentor mentioned having another apprentice battle with her she looked down at her paws. Maybe Mosspaw would want to? They had just met but maybe he wouldn't mind training with her? "Maybe Mosspaw and his mentor might like to train with us?"

What Vervainstorm said next got her thinking about the few things she had learned in the past month. "Well I think I would probably wait to the last minute and then try and step or jump aside dodging the attack. If I couldn't dodge it maybe rear up on my hind legs and slam my front paws down on them as they got close enough." Though that last one was taking from fighting a fox, her dad had told her he had done that to a fox once. Maybe she could adjust it to work on enemy cats as well?

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