SO YOU WANT TO BE FREE. / priv w parrotpaw

RAMSTRIKE ✘
riverclan - warrior - male - 23 moons - tags

― shortly after ramstar had been promoted to leader and gained his nine lives, parrotpaw had made a return after being missing for quite some time. normally, he would punish her and not allow her back into the clan, just to be a dick, but he noticed something with her. she came back..different from what he had remembered. she was tough, ambitious, a lot like him. she seemed to have a want for power and to prove herself, and he loved that about her - he needed more cats in the clan like her. therefore, he took her as his apprentices. typically leaders shouldn't have apprentices to keep themselves from getting too busy, but he knew he had to be the one that trained her and help her better herself.

"parrotpaw," he spoke, his golden gaze landing on her after he left his leader's den. "lets get out and start training for today." he guessed she already ate; why wouldn't she have? was she just being lazy out and about in camp? he hoped not; thats not why he chose her as his apprentice, after all. "do you prefer to work on fighting skills or hunting today?"

The battle-torn and toned apprentice stretched as she woke. The thick coat of fur mangled in spots, giving the world a view of her scars. The RiverClanner’s claws unsheathed as she leaned back into her stretch, preparing herself for the day. Shaking her pelt and stepping out of the apprentice’s den, she greeted the dark skies above. The sun just beginning its ascent into the sky, painting the darkness with orange and purple hues. However, today was different. Ramstar was now her mentor and she would begin her path in RiverClan. A smile was bright on her face as she had began the day. Her mentor had in fact, yet to approach her. Thus, she began training on her own. Strike had taught her much, fine-tuning her body into one of an assassin. Quick strikes, as she was agile and lean, would be her path to victory. Like a snake, she coiled and sprang forward towards her makeshift opponent. With each move against the log, her claws left their marks. Subtle movements to not allow her opponent to see her true target. 

As the day progressed, she knew that attacking a log would no longer have a benefit as the scars of her claws exposed the light color beneath the surface. Figuring camp would be a great place to start on some patrols, the tortie made her way back into the camp and was greeted by her mentor. “Ramstar. Oh my stars.” Her voice was a soft melody as she spoke. “Let’s work on my hunting skills. It’s been far too long since I’ve had a good hunt. Perhaps we could even fish. In the...well...place I was fishing wasn’t among the perfect choices of food.” The long tail swung high into the air as she trotted towards She had revealed that she had been in the loner lands, but she had been closer to the city and had even trained under a BloodClan exile. Far from a story she dared to tell. Her sweet nature hadn’t been taken from her, but now she could detach herself and kill if necessary. 

RAMSTAR ✘
riverclan - leader - male - 23 moons - 9 lives -tags

― ramstar dipped his head whenever she said she preferred hunting as she hadn't done that in a while - moreso fishing. although he still had no clue why she had been in the loner lands - which was the story she told them all and he believed it -, he didn't feel the need to question. she was back, and she was ready to learn, she was ambitious; thats all that he needed. he didn't care about anything else, he just wanted strong warriors. that all started with the apprentices training hard. "so we will," he told her, flicking his tail behind him. "lets head towards the river then." and with that, the tom turned to walk towards the exit of camp, figuring the apprentice was following along with her sweet stature and her head high.

"what did you eat while you were gone?" he questioned her, for minimal conversation as they walked. he could tell she wasn't starving so she at least had some food to eat from, but if there wasn't fish he wasn't sure what her diet mainly consisted of.