It was the time long awaited. Dapplepaw and Whitepaw were going to have their assessments today. Since they were the only apprentices now they were going to take them seperately.
Whitepaw had gone out and returned with flying colors. He ran to Dapplepaw and they rubbed heads together in greeting.
"I caught mice, a vole and a pigeon." Whitepaw told her. Dapplepaw purred.
"I wonder what I will catch." She meowed. Whitepaw smiled fondly at her.
"Do your best." He said, trying to encourage her. Dapplepaw swatted playfully at him.
"Of course I will do my best." Dapplepaw chuckled. Her mentor, Brackenpath, padded past her.
"Come on lets go Dapplepaw!" The tom said. After a few loving actions the couple split up for Dapplepaw to start her assessment. Whitepaw went and sat in front of the apprentice den.
He would wait here until she got back and share a vole he grabbed from the pile together to celebrate passing their tests.
But that wouldn't happen.