Time For Some Nighttime Training!

[Kitty]

The night or the Gathering. The night when hardly any cat got any sleep waiting for the others to come back. That was exactly what Icepelt was doing. Not sleeping. And what better night for some training? No other night did the moon give off more light.

The white warrior uncurled from his nest and exited the warriors quickly, pausing to stretch before making his way to the apprentice den. He poked his head in, searching for his apprentice, and called, "Reedpaw!" quietly. Then he backed out and waited for his young apprentice to exit, wrapping his tail neatly around his front paws.

The night was always Icepelt's favorite time of day.

[hedgie]

Reedpaw's head popped out from under his tail. It as late, he knew it, but he didn't really mind. He hadn't really een sleeping althat well anyway. He tood up ad stretched, padding out of the den on his over-sized paws.

"You called, Icepelt?" Reedpaw mewed quietly, stifling a yawn. "I'm guessing you want to train, huh?" he asked, head tiled to the side.

"I'm ready when you are." He sighed, looking around the camp. Did anyone eally even try to sleep on Gathering Nights?

[Kitty]

"Yes, we're going to train. See how well you do at night. Gathering nights are best to do that." Icepelt rose and padded to the entrance. He decided to quiz his apprentice, to see how much he knew even though he'd been in training for less then a moon. "Now, where is a good place to catch fresh-kill?" he quizzed. "Could you lead me there?" he asked. He waited patiently for the young cat to answer and exit the camp.

[hedgie]

" The Chesnut Tree. I was out a little earlier, and Smokeheart was napping. Is there anywhere else we could go? The Marsh, maybe?" Reedpaw suggested. "We would't want to wake her."

The cream tabby tom, waited for his mentor's reply, the lack of sunlight sky darkening his pelt. He looked up at the stars. So pretty, but he didn't know anyon up there.His whole famiy was stll alive an well, thank Starclan.

[Kitty]

"Very good!" Icepelt congratulated his apprentice. So that's where Smokeheart was. No reason to worry. She'd just taken a nap. And besides, she was still in ShadowClan territory. What could happen to her?

"We probably won't find much there at night since most prey is asleep right now, but we'll try our luck. Lead the way!" he insstructed his apprentice, glancing around the camp where a couple cats were out conversing.

[hedgie]

"Well, alright then. Reedpaw nodded. He stared put into the dark for a bit, images flashing through his mind. He finally remembered, his tail twitching. The young tom knew exactly where to go.

He ran out of camp, tail held out behind him like a party streamer. "Come ON, Icepelt! I know where it is." He called, glancing back at his mentor. Without loking, he actually lerpt over a tree root. He stood beside it, patiently waiting for the older warrior to catch up with him. He bet Heronpaw didn't have this much fun with his mentor.

[Kitty]

Icepelt laughed and followed his apprentice from the camp, running faster than Reedpaw to overtake him. He was several tail-lengths ahead, then spun around quickly, spewing out dirt and grass behind him with the speed of his stop. He smiled. "Okay, now, lead the way!" he instructed the apprentice.

He waited for him to take the lead, padding over to stand behind him.

[hedgie]

"Okay!" Reedpaw purred, his paws sendind dirt flying as he skidded off into Shadowclan territory.

The smell of the marsh was up ahead, and he could fel the ground grow moist beneath his paws. As long as they weren't sinking down into the mud, he was alright. He didn't really enjoy the marsh, but it had been the first available spot he could think of.

(Should we start a new thread in the Marsh, Kitty?)

[Kitty]

((TO ZEE MARSH!
Night Training))