Dustpaw woke up with a start when he felt a paw on his fur.
«Get up,» said the voice of his mentor in a whisper, «Did our ancestors spoken to you?» she asked afterwards

«Come on Brambleleaf!» Purred Heatherlight, who seemed have heard her. «What kind of question is this? You know it so well that we have all seen the past warriors, right buddies?» She added, glancing embarrassedly at Grayspot and Ashbranch who turned to stare at them.
The two tomcats opened their mouths to speak, but in front of the gaze of Heatherlight which not only being threatening, seemed to want to convey a message. So they just nodded their heads
«Of course,» agreed Ashbranch, whose eyes were fixed on Dustpaw, «if a full-fledged Medecine cat can see ConstellationClan, why couldn't a Medecine apprentice?»

«It's true,» Brambleleaf said, after a brief moment of silence.

Dustpaw didn't really know what to say, he didn't understand anything that was going through their minds. His elders stared at each other for so long that Dustpaw only felt one emotion: boredom.
«So, are we heading out or what?» He ends up meowing, wagging his tail
«Oh uh, yes.» Replied Brambleleaf, blinking, «we must warn our leaders of the threats that permeate the clans,» she then stammered as if to herself

"Threats that permeate the clans? The green-eyed apprentice repeated to himself, «if there's really threats, why am I the only one among us, not to know about them?»

«Dustpaw, are you coming?» Called Brambleleaf, as she followed the other medecines towards the curtain of lavender
«I am !» Replied the latter, rushing after her.

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And what is that ? asked Brambleleaf, showing a pile of purple flowers with the tip of his paw to his apprentice.

«What? Exclaimed the apprentice, who wasn't focus from the beginning, «uh heather?»

«No,» sighed her eldest, visibly annoyed. It's burdock, it helps treat any itching and inflammation, while heather makes a mixture easier to swallow» .

«How was I supposed to know that?» Dustpaw mumbled

«You would have known, if you listened instead of daydreaming!» Retorted his mentor in a firm, but calm voice.
Honestly, I don't know what's happening to you Dustpaw, but you definitely need to pull yourself together."

Dustpaw didn't listen to her, his thoughts were consumed by the fact that the past warriors were absent. Could this be a sign? A sign he was never destined to become a Medecine cat? If that's true, then maybe Brambleleaf and Agilestar would let him become a warrior apprentice!
Suddenly the ferns stirred and the leader of the BreezeClan came out.
"purrfect!" Dustpaw said to himself, delighted

«Agilestar, you have come at the right time!I just wanted to»
«We'll talk later son.» the leader cut him off before turning his gaze towards Brambleleaf.

The medecine held his gaze, "what do you need?"

Agilestar took a deep breath
-When should I tell them?

Dustpaw tilted his head to the side. What did his father mean?

«If you really want my opinion,» replied Bramble Leaf hesitantly. «It is better to tell them about it as soon as they are ready to hear it, it is a prophecy that we're talking about Agilestar, don't forget it»

"I see," murmured the leader, who then turned to the apprentice. «How does it feel like to be a Medecine apprentice?»

«Well, that's nothing exciting,» the apprentice simply said, shrugging his shoulders, "I have to tell him."

Brambleleaf brushed against your apprentice's head with the tip of its muzzle
«He still has a lot to learn, but I am convinced that he will become an excellent Medecine cat one day.»

The brown leader purred
«And I do not doubt it for a second, you are his mentor after all»

He pretended to walk away, before addressing Brambleleaf again: "Let me know when you have found the chosen one" then he left, under the confused gaze of Dustpaw, and under the lost gaze of Brambleleaf
«What does he mean by "the chosen one"?
«Uh, I had received a prophecy from our ancestors,»Brambleleaf stammered , who didn't seem sure of herself. «It was shortly before you were born»
«Oh yeah ? And what was this prophecy about?» Asked the apprentice with shining eyes
«You don't need to know that,» replied his mentor.

"There we go, once again no one wants to tell me anything"
«I think Butterflypaw is waiting for you,» Brambleleaf meowed suddenly, not paying attention to the brown novice's annoyed expression.
Dustpaw stared at the entrance to the den, Brambleleaf was right. Butterflypaw was waiting for him, a rabbit in her mouth
«I'm the one who has caught it,» she proudly announced once her brother had joined her.

«It is huge !» Dustpaw exclaimed in amazement.
«Shall we share it?»

They settled in a corner near a holly bush, then once the game was finished, Butterflypaw cleaned her whiskers before meowing
«By the way, how did it go at the Moonstream?»
«Well, nothing happened»

Butterflypaw narrowed her eyes.
«What do you mean?

«Well, i mean, nothing happened,» Dustpaw repeated.
«Be more precise !»
The green-eyed apprentice sighed

«When I tell you that nothing happened, nothing happened, okay?» He grumbled, «our ancestors didn't even come.»

«It's impossible!» Said his sister, eyes wide.

Dustpaw lowered his head
«And yet it is true, Brambleleaf didn't make a good choice, I'm sure that my destiny is to become a warrior, in fact before we left she said that we must sort of "warning our clans of a threat" but I'm pretty sure it was just a comedy»

He wanted to add that a few moments earlier, Brambleleaf had mentioned the word "prophecy" and that Agilestar himself had mentioned a certain "chosen one" before leaving the medecines' den. But Dustpaw was only an apprentice so he didn't know anything

... For now...