As I awake, my eyes felt like they shut together, but her voice made my mind awake like a perch when it chased into my paws. "Come on Wildpaw, or I may have to choose another apprentice cause this sleepy head seems to be induced by sleep." Silvertail chuckled with some other mentors as they sat waiting for the last few waking up then I heard him.

"Get up Troutkit! Stop laying near that crow food and let's go real warriors don't sleep in late." It was Riverclaw his voice was cold and the shock of him waking me up and a tom with brown and black spots he would look like a trout if I was still tired. I sprang up to my legs still a bit sore from last night when I stood up all night and listened to the elder's stories.

"Riverclaw don't call my apprentice crow food! She is a part of the clan and the new code says killing your clanmates is going against StarClan!" She was clearly mad as her fur prickled tho her slick and short coat it was fully up and her hiss were as clear as water in the bank.

"Well then call me Tigerstar if I'm going against StarClan, but I'm only calling her that so she feels like maybe some crows would eat her." Riverclaw was smug and loved in the clan as an incredible warrior and Silvertail's brother. Only good things can come from him. I thought to myself, and not even Riverclaw was mouse-brained enough to cross Silvertail more than he already has.

"Well, then Tigerstar I don't want your blunt and useless, rude complaining near my apprentice. Let's go Wildpaw Mistystar has some toothaches and a few cats have a fever I need some more paws to help." She is quick to leave for such a short cat as she waddled away her tail dragged and made dust. When she meowed Tigerstar, she was clearly in a horrible mood it was a quick walk to the medicine den, but still, it was too quiet for a time when most cats are at the river bank and looking for fish.

"Silvertail where are the other cats...?" It was terrifying that I was alone with my mentor, but as we walk in her den five cats were lying on the ground with their eyes closed Silvertail was calm when she saw this disturbing scene.

"Good the lavender still has affect ok while you are out with my mentor to collect me some alder bark and a lot of borage leaves now go lavender can only numb the senses for so long and take a warrior as well it's hunting season, so you run into a badger or a falcon. " Silvertail was left to her work as it was a very good time to prove myself to the clan waiting at the entrance was Willowshine and a cat with fur like silver pelt it was black yet had white spots.

The tom spoke in a hushed and profound tone "Hello Wildpaw I see you are ready to help cure some cats I hope you don't mind my apprentice Nettlepaw." He moved his head to a tom about my size yet older.

"I will be glad to have him on this mission with me," I smiled at the tom, and he gave a smirk back his smile was soft and welcoming like Silvertail's meows.

"Well come along you two we have to get some herbs. So Wildpaw did Silvertail tell you the best areas to get the herbs yet?" Willowshine mewed with a face of a smirk.

"Sadly not but I assume you know..." I was scared to I fear of not stepping up to my future rank standard.

"Well you are right I do know where and let me led the way." Willowshine hopped out of camp and Nettlepaw followed. It was incredible to step finally out of the camp! As a kit, the leader told me many times to never leave, or the other clans will get me, so I obeyed, but the feeling of freedom was amazing, and I never felt it like this my blood pumping with honor and pride I stopped and looked back to see what I came. They may not like me yet, but this is my home it's where my honor lies with my den mates and leader I loved it here. The crisp air the taste of the water I have never seen anywhere else but I love this place the most out of it all in the entire forest.

"Okay be careful I smell some old fox dung, but some newer falcon feathers stay in the dark where they can't see you..." The warrior tom mewed as we looked on our border for the herbs hiding in a bush my fur prickled when I saw Nettlepaw holding a mouse in his jaws.

"Nettlepaw where did you get that mouse? We don't have those in River Clan are you crossing borders?" Question after question I mewed trying not to get him in trouble.

"Don't worry I found it in that nook under that tree it's on our border don't worry it's our by StarClan." His calming voice put me at ease, and I lowered my fur with less fear for him and his well-being I may be new, but I still care it's my job to care for my clan I wish I told that to him to calm him as well, but I kept my muzzle shut.

I heard a scream, and it was like a flash after that, but all I see was my paws and the tears that stained Willowshine's fur. "It's her fault we can't trust her she is an omen from StarClan!" That's all I heard but it was still unclear what happened to lie on my moss is where I found myself with herbs on my hind leg.

"Your wake ideal we want you outside you need to mourn for him..." Mistystar's voice was cold and mono I padded out of the den and saw it the clan surrounded a friend one who I shut my mouth too. Nettlepaw was severely hurt and died of blood loss. "He fought like a warrior to protect you and Willowshine he is now with Star Clan. " Tears stained my ginger fur my tail falling to my paws it felt horrible to see a cat who trusted you and died protecting you. It should have been me. He did not deserve this. I thought to myself. Silvertail sat next to me and rubbed against my fur and moved to Nettlepaw's queen and comforted her. " Reedwhisker will keep a silent vigil for the night so Nettlepaw can stay for one more moon rising and do his unfinished goals then StarClan will open their camp to him he will be missed and will be buried, at sunrise." Mistystar mewed and walked to Nettlepaw's queen.

A kit walked up to me only one eye open, and her weeping was harder to me than any claw mark or even a badger attack. It was painful to see her weep for this brave apprentice I curled my tail around her and morning with her for the rest of the night...