Songpaw and Griffinpaw: Journey of a Lifetime



This is the story of two young apprentices that found out that sometimes, home is never there. It is told in Songpaw’s point of view.

Chapter 1 ~The Last Assessment~
I stretched out on the warm grass. Green-leaf had been peaceful. Lots of prey, no battles, it was my favorite time of year. My brother, Griffinpaw, sat a few mouse- lengths away. I watched him tear into a juicy mouse. I was about to join him, when my mentor, Cloudheart padded over to us. Griffinpaw’s mentor, Jadegaze, followed. Cloudheart smiled. “Nice to see you two. Today is your assessment! If you pass, you will become warriors!” My heart leaped. Warriors. Ever since I was a kit, this had been my dream. Now it was finally happening! I turned to my mentor. “What are we doing? Hunting?” Jadegaze nodded. “We will be hunting in the Shady Oaks, down by twolegplace, since Cloudheart’s pelt is so thick.” I nodded. It made sense. Cloudheart was the best clan hunter in leaf-bare. She could stay out longer than any cat, but in Green-leaf, her white pelt stuck out, and the prey hurried away. Griffinpaw stood up, shook his brown tabby pelt, and followed us to Shady Oaks. Jadegaze almost literally melted into the trees, while Cloudheart jumped into a bush, and hoped she wouldn’t show. She stood out more than my ginger pelt in the snow. With a sigh, I looked out, and smelled for prey. The scent of rabbit suddenly came in. A twig cracked, out the small rabbit scampered out. I dropped to the hunting crouch, and slunk towards it. It angled its ears, but clearly didn’t suspect a thing. Stupid rabbit. I thought. I crept forwards slowly. With a quick pounce, the raabbit was dead. I buried it, and carried on.