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    _{The gray tom chuckled a bit. "She's not worth that, karma will get in due time." His thoughts came to his son and he hated how Sweetrose treated him. It made him sick and he honestly wanted to give her a strict talking too. He cared about Wildpaw, but since Sweetrose was always there he couldn't really talk to his son. He looked at Cinderpaw. "I know Wildpaw isn't the best but he is being raised by a snake. Wish I could be there for him without that she-cat being around," he snarled at the word she-cat like it was full of poison. He couldn't help but feel hatred for her. He looked at Cinderpaw and he sighed. "I had hoped that Sweetrose could've been like a mother to you. I wanted you and Sootpaw to have a family. Both of you have done a lot for me," he said he meant every word.}

    _{Rabbitwhisker purred a bit. "You're right, but hopefully when I find the right mate I hope she treats you and Sootpaw right," he said firmly as he padded he looked at Cinderpaw and his icy blue eyes were filled with happiness. He stopped at the fresh kill pile and added the mouse, the squirrel, and the bird he caught so clumsily. He looked at Cinderpaw and gave a light purr. "Hungry?" he asked, but before Cinderpaw could answer Rabbitwhisker went to the apprentices den and found Sootpaw. "Heya Sootpaw care to join me and Cinderpaw for a meal?" he asked with obvious respect.}

    _{Rabbitwhisker gave a purr as they headed to the fresh kill pile. "Cinderpaw was amazing she was so graceful with her hunting skills, while I on the other hand I need to take lessons from her,"he said chuckling proudly and sat by Cinderpaw with a hearty purr. "Trust me Sootpaw I'm sure if anyone else saw what happened they would think that she was my mentor and I was her apprentice," he said joy beaming from him once again and then sadness. "I just hope Branchstar will see how much both of you deserve your warrior names," he said his ears dropped and he let the two apprentices choose first before him. He was quite unsettled by a lot of things.}

    _{Rabbitwhisker nodded hopefully. "I sure hope so, you both have done so well," he said and gave a slight purr and nuzzled Cinderpaw he was so proud of that he could just explode from his pride. As he looked he took a mouse since he really wasn't hungry. His thoughts began to travel back, he felt ashamed of everything he has done. He didn't even know what he could do to quell his mistakes, it was like a tower of them and soon the tower would crumble. He ate but he kept those thoughts away as he thought about Cinderpaw and Sootpaw being warriors. He enjoyed that thought something that they both deserve.}

    _{The gray tom looked at her and gave her a determined look. "I will talk to Branchstar and hopefully he remembers to make you a warrior. I will remind him everyday until he does it," he said with confidence. He finally took a bite of his mouse and he could see how much both of them wanted this. It made his heart ache of how long thy both waited. Don't worry Rabbitwhisker you'll do what you can. He thought to himself and enjoyed watching his apprentice having fun and being happy. It made the pain easier.}

    _{The mountainous tom blinked in acknowledgement. "Understandable... and if you wish to speak with Branchstar– I ask you to be careful, he is in a delicate state of being and his minder would not appreciate him being riled up" The way in which he said this, hinted that Stormtrail spoke from experience– as the minder and the riler. Definitely the riler, Branchstar's special distaste for Stormtrail made him particularly unagreeable if the warrior was in his presence. Like a kit, was the unspoken phrase. Say one thing and Branchstar, if in a mood, would do the opposite. Stormtrail recalled when the frail minded leader had eaten a bad squirrel and henceforth banned the Clan from eating them. It lasted less than an hour before he was demanding another. "He's not a bad old man, just–" well, Stormtrail tried to find a good way to describe the once benevolent leader and failed. Miserably.}

    _{The gray tom looked at both the apprentices before letting out a purr of happiness. "So would both of you like to head to battle training? That's more of my style than hunting," he chuckled at himself being reminded of his less than graceful catches. He noticed some fur ruffled on his head and he quickly licked his paw and ran it over the ruffled fur to smooth it out. "Give me a moment need so groom myself again," he said he always hated hunting mostly because it was his weak point and it made his fur all messy and dirty. Battling did the same but he didn't mean cleaning up his out of place fur or his wounds. For there was a reason of why he needed to groom himself.}

    _{The gray tom looked at Sootpaw and nodded his head in understanding. "Of course Sootpaw that would be a wise idea," he said he would've went to the she-cat now but felt like that wouldn't be right and decided that Sootpaw should talk to her mentor to apprentice. He looked at Cinderpaw and wondered what she would want to do. "Would you like to waitfor your brother?" he asked with kindness. This was up to her he didn't mind at all and gave them some time to relax before heading out and start training after all, he was a bit sore from his fall from the tree.}

    _{The gray tom looked at his apprentices and then the leader's den he wanted to speak with Branchstar but at the same time he was afraid of what the old tom would say. It made him afraid but he had to at least do something but he wanted to stay with his apprentice instead of just barging into his leader's den and barking orders at him. That wouldn't solve anything so instead he would rather wait and be civil and he sighed. "What do I say to him? He hasn't been the best of late," he said it would be hard to know if his leader was in a mood or not. Quite frankly he didn't want to find out if he was or not.}

    _{The gray tom nodded he hoped one day that they would be able to talk tho their leader, but he was also nervous about that since Branchstar hasn't been in his right mind, after all he has yet to announce a deputy he was afraid that StarClan will soon send a wrath upon them for their leader's forgetfulness. Rabbitwhisker just sighed he was nervous about talking to his leader which he shouldn't be but he was afraid of even talking to his leader about this predicament. He didn't want to tell him what to do or what he needs to do, after all that's Branchstar's job to tell the Clan what they need to do in order for it to succeed. He was really nervous about all of this and it made him extremely uneasy.}