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Musicpaw got up from her spot and immediately went over to the new apprentice, who was standing by his mentor. Blazefern looked at her and then looked back at his apprentice.
"I'll leave you two to it," Blazefern meowed. "I'll teach you the basics later, once you get to know the apprentices."
Ashpaw nodded and looked at Musicpaw.
"So what's your name?" Ashpaw asked.
"Musicpaw," Musicpaw answered, and Ashpaw nodded.
"Well, I guess I have to show you around," Musicpaw grunted as she began to walk away from Ashpaw, and Ashpaw followed her. She came to a stop at the medicine cat's den.
"This is the medicine den," Musicpaw meowed.
"Does the healer live there?" Ashpaw asked.
"Yes," Musicpaw answered. "It is also called a 'medicine cat' by the way."
Ashpaw rolled his eyes, and Musicpaw walked over toward the nursery.
"This is the nursery," Musicpaw meowed while Ashpaw looked at it surprised.
"Kits live there?" Ashpaw asked.
Musicpaw nodded and said, "And queens too!"
Musicpaw trotted over toward the elder's den. Ashpaw looked at it for a second before making eye contact with Musicpaw.
"This is the elder's den," Musicpaw explained. "The elders tell you stories, and it's really fun!"
Musicpaw then went over to the apprentice's den and looked at Ashpaw.
"This is our den," Musicpaw meowed.
Ashpaw looked at it and smiled, while Musicpaw was trying hard not to run away. But eventually, she did trot off without saying anything, and Ashpaw had to catch up. They slowly came to a halt when they came to the warrior's den.
"This is the warrior's den," Musicpaw meowed. "Don't go in there unless it is necessary."
Ashpaw nodded and followed Musicpaw toward where the leader's den.
"This is the leader's den," Musicpaw meowed while looking down at a hole in the ground.
"Wow! "The leader lives under a fallen tree." Ashpaw wondered.
"I guess you could say that," Musicpaw meowed.
Musicpaw looked at Ashpaw, who was still looking down.
"Well, that's it!" Musicpaw exclaimed. "If I missed anything, then let me know!"
Musicpaw walked away from Ashpaw as he heard her say. Ashpaw nodded and went back to his mentor. Musicpaw was relieved that she didn't have to deal with him anymore and just went over to the apprentice's and took a long nap.
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"Musicpaw!" Waterpaw meowed.
Huh? thought as she slowly opened her eyes, looked at Waterpaw, and sighed. Why does she need me? I want to rest!
"Why are you waking me up?" Musicpaw yawned.
"We need to see our mentors!" Waterpaw answered, and Musicpaw looked at her.
She liked Dusktail; he was nice. Musicpaw nodded and then followed her. Dusktail was talking to Blazefern, who was sitting on the ground. Dustcoat noticed them.
"Hello, Waterpaw and Musicpaw!" Dustcoat meowed, and Dusktail stopped talking and looked at the apprentices.
"Hello!" Musicpaw meowed back, and she noticed Ashpaw.
"Are we going to train?" Waterpaw asked.
"Yes," Dusktail nodded.
Musicpaw followed Dusktail as they got to the edge of the camp entrance and walked through it. They ended up at their training grounds, which they call "Blooming Flowers" because there are a lot of flowers.
"We're going to be practicing battle moves," Blazefern meowed, and Dusktail nodded.
"Yay, finally!" Musicpaw was relieved.
Dustcoat looked at her brother and then looked back at Waterpaw, her apprentice.
"We'll go somewhere else for practice," Dustcoat meowed.
"Okay," Blazefern meowed as Dustcoat walked away from the others and Waterpaw followed. Now, Musicpaw was left alone with Ashpaw.
"We'll learn some moves," Blazefern meowed. "Ashpaw, you'll learn the basics."
Ashpaw nodded and looked at Musicpaw, and Musicpaw looked back and smiled.
"Now I want you to dodge the attack I'll perform," Dusktail meowed. "Don't worry, I'll have my claws sheathed."
Musicpaw nodded and Dusktail leaped onto her, but she dodged it.
"Good job!" Dusktail commented, and Musicpaw smiled.
Musicpaw looked at Ashpaw, who was practicing some basic moves. Musicpaw looked at Dusktail.
"Well, that's it for now," Dusktail meowed. "I know it's not as much as you were expecting, but you're still six moons."
Musicpaw understood: "So am I allowed to go?"
"Yes," Dusktail meowed.
"Thank you," Musicpaw meowed, and she went back to the camp. She went to the apprentice's den and went to sleep again.
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Musicpaw was awoken by silence; which she thought was strange because she thought she had heard something. She then noticed Ashpaw, who came back from the Coralreef, Ashpaw went to his nest, which he made out of moss and feathers, and looked at Musicpaw.
"Hey Musicpaw," Ashpaw meowed. "Do you want to practice hunting tomorrow?"
"Sure," Musicpaw meowed, and Ashpaw grinned.
And they both went back to sleep.