Wandering (O)

[Mapleheart]

Maplekit walked around the camp. She was excited that she was almost an apprentice. She even practiced by jumping onto leaves and sticks so she would be better. She needed some practice so she would be a decent apprentice. Not the best of course, but at least decent.

[Squirrelshadow]

She laughed. Maplekit would become a hard working but energetic apprentice, she noticed. "Hey, hey you." she casually mewed. "When stalking prey or about to go into battle, its wise not to step on twigs because they could snap and give off any signs of noise." she commented suggestively.

[Mapleheart]

"But they are the prey. I am practicing on them." Maplekit explained. She sat down and stared up at the deputy. She was surprised to see her, she offten didn't.

[Squirrelshadow]

She blinked. "Alright Maplekit." She looked around laying down so that she was the kit's height. "Maybe once you're done 'hunting' you can help me redo the bedding of the nursery?"

[Mapleheart]

"I can help you now." Maplekit meowed jumping up and down. She started to scramble to the nursery. "Will I get to leave camp? I will stay close to you." Maplekit mewed. She wanted to see outside of the camp so badly.

[Squirrelshadow]

She laughed. "You'll be able to get out of the camp once you're apprenticed Maplekit." she mewed carrying a ball of moss in her mouth. Placing the moss onto the nursery floor, she heard other kits' mews but none that she knew.

"Alright, first we should roll up the old moss." She approached a nest demonstrating. "Make sure that the ball is tight enough so that nothing slips out."

[Mapleheart]

Maplekit nodded. She did as Squirrelshadow meowed and started to make tight moss balls. When she finished one she rolled it a little ways away and repeated the task. She had made four small moss balls. They were not as big as the usaul. Maplekit is a runt so that was why they were a bit smaller.

[Squirrelshadow]

She smiled. What a quick learner she'll be. "Right. The next thing to do is to gently place the new moss," she flicked her tail at the moss that she had stared off with. "into a nest like shape so that whoever will be sleeping in here will feel like this was their old nest, just newer."

She purred thinking about the idea of kits being born into the moisture of moss. "Right. Do you get what I was saying?" she asked.

[Mapleheart]

"So you put the amount of the cat sleeping there and extra for the kit." Maplekit meowed. She sat down and waited for a reply.

[Stoatkit]

Stoatkit tumble over to the two she-cats. "Hey you guys!" He meowed.

[Squirrelshadow]

She licked the top of Maplekit's forehead. "Correct."

Hearing Stoatkit, she flickered her tail with interest. "Hello Stoatkit. How are you today?"

[Mapleheart]

Maplekit did was she was told. "Hello Stoatkit." Maplekit meowed cheerfully. She licked her paws and went back to work.

[Squirrelshadow]

"Good. Now try to make another Maplekit."

[Mapleheart]

Maplekit smiled and started to work on another bed. Maplekit was feeling like an apprentice. Only a little, but at least it was something. She was almost done. She grabbed a little more moss and finished the bed off.

[Squirrelshadow]

She purred. "Good. I think we're done for now Maplekit." Looking around, the den was quite organized. "How about I leave you two kits here so that I can get rid of the old moss?" she suggested picking up the remains of the old nests.

[Mapleheart]

"Ok." Maplekit meowed. She wished to come and help. She knew the rules, but still wished she could.