Kithood

Dawnkit was an adventurous and curious kitten, she was always gettting in everyones way. She loved to play with her brother and sister, she even convinced them to leave camp one time. It was during leaf-fall, the leaves were a gorgeous golden-brown and when the sun was setting, sparkled up the camp with a golden ray of sunshine. With that, she had an idea, what if they were to break out of camp to see the forest? She told her siblings, Flamekit and Amberkit, and encouraged them to come with her to the great beyond. After a while of pleading with her kin, she managed to persuade them on her grand adventure. They silently crunched on the leaves while no one was looking, the warriors were about to return to camp from their patrols, hunt or whatever they get up to. They made a break for it when their mother wasn't looking and ran as fast as they could. Unfortuantly, they didn't get too far out of camp as the returning warriors noticed the seemingly loud kits. She saw trees as tall as the sky, and the forest was lit up with the sunrays making the entire forest a golden yellow. It was stunning, she looked in awe, until the warriors picked her up by the scruff, along with her siblings. Later that same day, she and her siblings got a surprise in the nursery. Owlstar had found a lone kit in need of a mother, she know has a adopted sibling, Birchkit.

The harsh winters of leaf-bare advanced on the clan, it was the worst winter in the history of her clan. Cats got sick with whitecough, and there wasn't any mint in stock to heal them. Eventually, whitecough turned into the deadliest illness known to cats, greencough. Dawnkit got the sickness, as well as her siblings. Fortunately, she was one of the lasts one to get greencough. By the time they found some catmint or coltsfoot, it was too late for her siblings except for Birchkit, who contracted the illness at the same time as Dawnkit. Dawnkit managed to be healed as she wasn't as sickly as Amberkit and Flamekit. A few elders and kits perished that leaf-bare. Dawnkit was left depressed, she didn't want to play anymore, she did want to be a medicine cat after the horrific ordeal, however with her forgetful nature, she wasn't suited for the position. She settled on being a noble warrior, protecting her clan against all and any dangers. Just like Amberkit and Flamekit wanted to be. Her mother comforted her after the death of Flamekit and Amberkit. Her mother told Dawnkit, to try and look at the positive things in life. She was soon to be an apprentice.

Apprenticeship

Dawnkit was finanlly awarded the name 'Dawnpaw' as she had reached six moons. Her mentor was Ivycloud, one of the recently named warriors. She was excited to learn the ways of the clan, how to hunt and fight, and to look after the elders. She hated the taste of mousebile, but to become a warrior, she had no other choice but to do what she is told. She got used to the disgusting taste overtime and out of all the apprentices, she actually loved getting the fleas and ticks off the elders. She enjoyed hearing the stories as she looked after them. She loved to clean out the elders den and to gather moss. She loved to pounce on anything, she often practised hunting on falling leaves, until her mentor took Dawnpaw out on her very first hunting trip. She managed to succesfully pounce on a mouse, but it scampered away into a hole in the ground. Better luck next time.

She practised fighting, learning the techneques like belly rake, back kick and frontpaw strike. She was super duper excited to train and to be devolped into a fully fledged warrior. After training and practicing hunting and fighting skills as well as looking after the elders, she became a well seasoned apprentice. She eventually managed to catch her first kill which was a mouse, however she didn't get to eat it. Her duties are to her clan, Elders and Queens must eat first before anyone else can. Being an apprentice means you learn respect for the clan, to take duties seriously and to learn to become a warrior one day. She went on multiple patrols of the borders, one time she actually ran into a weird scent, she told her mentor. Her mentor took a deep breath in and told Dawnpaw that what she was smelling was a fox. They tried to follow it but the scent was faint. After many, many moons, she managed to recieve her warrior name, Dawnfur.

Life as a warrior

Dawnfur, a newly fledged warrior, sat outside all night keeping a vigil for her clan. It is one of the first duties of a new warrior. To keep an eye out for the entire night making sure intruders don't sneak into camp. It was a quite night, nothing happened except for a few bats flying overhead. A moon later, she had her first battle with one of the neighbouring clans, it was an horrific battle, many were left wounded and injured. It was a battle for a small portian of her clan's territory, which happened to be one of their best hunting grounds. They fought hard and honorably, but it wasn't enough. They had lost the battle, Dawnfur paws were covered with blood, from her enimies and even her own. She had gashing wounds on her shoulder, bite marks and scratches along her body with patches of fur missing. She spent a couple of nights in the healers den as she was unable to walk properly due to her wounds. She loves the life of a warrior, fighting, hunting and protecting her clan. It means the world to her and is a dream come true.