Icewing felt the first twitches of exhaustion settling down on her shoulders as the patrols made its way back into the camp. It had been a long day indeed, and to have been given an apprentice appointed her with a whole new list of responsibilities. Padding across camp in the dark she watched most of the clan disperse to their dens until dawn, and she told herself she would join them after a quick bite to eat off the fresh kill pile. She selected for herself a small mouse, not needing much to satiate her hunger, then settled down in the growing shadows of the edge of camp to eat it in peace while she worked over the day in her mind. She had an apprentice, and she intended to be as great a mentor as possible to Phoenixpaw so that she would become a great warrior. Taking a bite of the mouse she paused, going over in her mind how disinterested the she-cat had seemed even after Icewing had promised to do some more productive training after the border patrol. Was she already failing in her duties as a mentor?
No, Phoenixpaw had probably just been tired, as were all the new apprentices that had been on the patrol. After a night of rest in the apprentices den with the warmth of her denmates she would hopefully be ready and eager for the next day. She too, Icewing realized, had probably best get some sleep if she wanted to be prepared, and gulped down the last mouthful of the mouse before rising to her paws with a light grunt. As much as she hated admitting it to herself, she was getting old. Not old enough for them to trap me in the elders den just yet though! she thought defiantly. She had goals to achieve-- a dream to achieve before she would allow them to send her there. Until then they couldn't have her. With a sigh she shook the thoughts away and padded into the warriors den, slipping into her nest and tucking her nose into her tail fur before letting sleep carry her away.
♥ I don't know where you vanished to Blu, but wherever it is you're hiding, know that your Tam shall always love you and will be waiting here when you re-appear~ ♥
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