username: [fish]
name: berryflower
gender: she-cat
age: young
clan: the group of day and nightprompt: berryflower is a
healer's apprentice. kits are only named right before they are apprentices, when the leader and their mothers know about their personalities and what they wish to be as an apprentice. so, mothers need to find a way to keep track of their kits before they are named, and it is customary to call a kit after it's pelt color. in this story, berryflower will be referred to as siamesekit.
---~---~---~---~---siamesekit bounced out of the nursery, breathing in the fresh morning air joyfully.
i'm going to be named and apprenticed today! she thought, splashing her tiny paws in the stream. she sat and waited by the water, trying to catch little minnows, until the leader, owlfoot, came padding out of his den. his gaze swooped expectantly around the camp until his eyes rested on her. siamesekit bounded towards the tom, squeaking in joy.
the tom laughed, swooped his tail over siamesekit's shoulders, and led her out of the camp.
"so, siamesekit, what's your favorite game?"...
---~---~---~---~---siamesekit padded on, her pads sore and her muscles screaming at her to stop. she and owlfoot had just finished basics in battle, basics in hunting, and basic medicine. none of the battle training or hunting had been fun for her, but the basic medicine.. it was
great! her paws buzzed with excitement as owlfoot opened his mouth to ask her what was her favorite.
"now, siamesekit, this is the last question of the day. which-" siamesekit cut him off in her excitement, mewing,
"medicine! basic medicine. i want to be a healer," she explained breathlessly,
"it was all...amazing! the way the herbs smelled and felt, the calmness that coursed through my paws as i assembled that herb warp.. oh, owlfoot, it's perfect! i need to train as a healer, please! the brown tom let out a
mrrrow of laughter as she blurted out, his whiskers twitching in amusement.
"yes, i was going to suggest that, seeing you were so enthusiastic about healing. i'll tell your mother when we get back and she'll give you a name of medicine."