( ♬ ) As Bristlekit responds, turning his attention away from his game, his words ring true as Aspenpaw really takes him in, perhaps for the first time. She's always been on the smaller side, sure, but they're practically the same size - one an apprentice, and one a kit. His assessment of any day now surely is accurate; certainly whenever the next meeting is called he'll move out of the nursery to join her as an apprentice. Bristlekit is probably much more excited about the ceremony, but the molly is also eager to have a new training partner to learn from, and likely to teach a thing or two to as well. At his boast, her grin widens. The best apprentice ever, huh? Surely that honor will go to one of Sootstar's children, since they're, well, Sootstar's children, though she doesn't say so aloud. Whether or not it's true, it's still a good goal to aspire to, and Aspenpaw's sure that it'll motivate Bristlekit for moons to come. And, who knows, maybe it really will come true some day; it's not like he's hard any training at all yet, so he just might turn out to be some sort of prodigy once he's an apprentice.
"I bet you'll be good at catching rabbits one day - you've gotta be really fast, and you gotta make sure not to underestimate them - trust me, they're smarter than they look," she agrees, offering one of the few pieces of advice she's learned so far. Trespassers, she doesn't know quite as much about - Aspenpaw's certainly never run into any, and somehow she doubts either of them would be too intimidating right now. With the questions posed to her, she blinks thoughtfully. "Well, I haven't had to chase anybody off yet, and I haven't caught any rabbits yet, but I was there when Sootstar brought back the rogues," she finally answers, certain he'll be interested in that. "I wouldn't say it was scary, since I knew we had a bunch of strong warriors with us, but it was intimidating to see them all, just watching while Sootstar was talking to their leader. It's the closest I've gotten to actually fighting, since Sootstar and their leader were battling and it seemed like we might all fight too, but of course Sootstar won." Aspenpaw leaves out the part where both Sootstar and Gin had lost their lives intentionally - while it probably wouldn't faze Bristlekit, the way that the two leaders' limp bodies had lain there, soaked in blood, still stuck with her, and the apprentice isn't entirely eager to relive that part. She'd rather focus on the victory, when Sootstar had stood back up and the rogues had all submitted to her leadership.
( WE'RE ALL JUST SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING ☾ )
