Username: Elliad.
Cat Name: Icepaw
Clan: ThornclanRank: Warrior Apprentice
Gender: Trans Male (dfab)
Age: 6 Moons
"catch me if you can, Ashmask!"
A young apprentice giggled as he ran through the forest, followed by an older cat, leaving a pawprint trail behind.
"I'm you're mentor; you're meant to listen to me. Get back here, Icepaw!"
Icepaw just continued laughing, continuing on with his run. He darted through a snicket in the bushes and as he came through the other side, he was sliding, feeting not moving but he was. His mentor watched with wide eyes as the apprentice spun.
"Icepaw, listen carefully: don't move."
The apprentice looked up and as he stood up, he heard a cracking noise, quickly throwing himself back down.
"Help," he whispered, shaking in his spot as he heard more cracks.
"I'm coming to get you," his mentor shouted and as Ravenfrost stepped out, a loud crunch was heard.
"Get back, Ash," an unknown voice shouted as Icepaw was grabbed at the nape, getting dragged along.
Icepaw found himself laying in the snow a moment later, shaking as he tried to get himself up, staring at the tall she-cat who'd rescued him.
"Watch out next time," She laughed, knocking against Ashmask.
"I owe you one, Crow," Ashmask praised, before turning to Icepaw, "You know better than to be carelessly running through the woods. Plus, you've disturbed our friends."
His mentor turned towards Crow, shaking his head as he smiled down at him. "I'm sorry about my apprentice. He's never experience Leaf-bare before."
"Ah, the excitement of the first Leaf-bare. I remember that very same feeling. Everything was so familiar and so new," the she-cat chirped.
"I don't like it. Everything is cold and scary," Icepaw chimed in, shaking less with fear now and more with the cold as flakes of snow clung to his pelt.
The two older cats laughed. "Want to see something cool?" Crow asked Icepaw, looking down expectantly.
Icepaw nodded, following her through the forest as his mentor walked alongside him. They entered a clearing as Icepaw watched what was the lake with wide eyes, a clear glossy cover hiding away the water. He turned to look at Crow with wide eyes. "What-"
"This is what you were trapped on. Come look at this," Crow invited him over as she stamped down on the lake, a crunching noise was heard as Icepaw stumbled back. "Its ice, you'll only really find it in leaf-bare."
"I'm named after this?" the apprentice looked down at the ground before looking at his mentor who just nodded along.
Icepaw cautiously walked forward, looking at her paws that stamped on Lake that was crumbling. He followed suit and hit his paw down too, laughing at the crunch it made as he watched the cracks spread. "It's not safe to walk on but take a drink," She said nosing the cracks away, leaving a hole of exposed water.
Icepaw went and took a sip of the water, shivering as the coldness hit him. "its so cold but it tastes so good."
"Yeah," She laughed.
Icepaw spun around the look at his mentor with wide eyes that sparked. "Can you show me more of what's special about leaf-bare."
Ashmask laughed, nodding. "I suppose so. There is a lot though."
The apprentice skipped up towards his mentor, tail swaying. "I can't wait!"