[h2][center][b][color=#BD8B52]M[/color][color=#C28E54]o[/color][color=#C79256]o[/color][color=#CC9658]s[/color][color=#D19A5A]e[/color][color=#D69E5C]p[/color][color=#DBA25E]a[/color][color=#E0A660]w[/color][/b][/center][/h2] [center][b]Interacting with:[/b] [@Hazelrah] and [@savannahssu] Attempting to be subtle, Moosepaw glanced over at Duskwing as Fernstar spoke to her, and watched her as she responded. The camp seemed on edge, as if they were suddenly under that much more pressure—At least, that's what it felt like to Moosepaw. As he turned back to Fernstar, the pair that apparently was Spidernose and Stonefall caught his eye again, their tails twined together. He even thought he could make out the sound of their purrs. Fernstar's response snapped Moosepaw's attention away from the couple, and he felt his fur heat up. Hopefully no one would think of him as overly interested in the lives of his fellow clanmates. Fernstar spoke of her meeting with StarClan, the wise cats watching over them, and other details concerning her leadership ceremony. Moosepaw felt like a kit, so many questions bubbling up in his belly. He wanted a description of every StarClan cat, what they said to her, everything. Their leader spoke to Maplestream briefly, before she turned her eyes on him. Every question inside of Moosepaw was silenced once she opened her mouth. He didn't-couldn't respond, his mouth was suddenly dry. [b][color=#BD8B52]"[/color][color=#BD8B52]I[/color] [color=#BF8C52]d[/color][color=#C08D53]o[/color][color=#C08E53]—[/color][color=#C18E53]I[/color] [color=#C38F54]m[/color][color=#C49054]e[/color][color=#C49155]a[/color][color=#C59155]n[/color] [color=#C79255]I[/color] [color=#C89456]a[/color][color=#C99456]m[/color][color=#CA9557].[/color][color=#CB9557].[/color][color=#CC9657].[/color] [color=#CD9758]U[/color][color=#CE9858]m[/color][color=#CF9858]—[/color][color=#CF9959]I[/color] [color=#D19A59]t[/color][color=#D29B5A]h[/color][color=#D39B5A]i[/color][color=#D39C5A]n[/color][color=#D49D5B]k[/color] [color=#D69E5B]I[/color][color=#D79E5B]'[/color][color=#D79F5C]m[/color] [color=#D9A05C]r[/color][color=#DAA15D]e[/color][color=#DBA15D]a[/color][color=#DBA25D]d[/color][color=#DCA35E]y[/color][color=#DDA35E].[/color][color=#DEA45E]"[/color][/b] Despite his size, the meow that came out of his mouth was very small. His paws were already quivering with anticipation. Was he ready? He sometimes had made small complaints away from his mentor that he had been ready for a while, but now he wasn't as sure. He regretted those complains, regretted wishing for his time as an apprentice to go faster. He would only be an apprentice once, and if he became a warrior before he was ready then he would regret that for the rest of his moons. Moosepaw was suddenly sure every cat could see his shaking paws. [/center]