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{SKY} OF ENDLESS STARS >>

    The large tom padded quickly under the dense trees. His tail flickered side to side in annoyance. His to-be was being quite slow today, not that it was out of the ordinary. Sky finally decided on a spot that seemed suitable for training, and he turned to face Shadow. Much to his displeasure, the small tom was still lagging far, far behind. The home-guard sighed. "I'm going to be in the Tribe of Endless Hunting by the time you get over here. Pick up the pace." His ears twitched at the sound of all of the prey around them. But that wasn't what they were here for today. They were here to learn how to be a proper home-guard; how to fight.

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Fan-freaking-tastic. Instead of being safely hidden in his many hiding spots outside of camp, he had failed in his usual escape attempt and gotten caught first by Firstspeaker, then put to work by Ghost, and finally caught by his mentor. With such an eventful morning, Shadow that Creeps Stealthily was already exhausted. Stifling the third yawn since leaving camp, the guard to-be did nothing to speed up his pace despite his mentor's comments. If only my walking slow was the only thing needed to put you with the Tribe of Endless Hunting ... He thought to himself. And while he didn't voice his thoughts out loud, the rest of his body language clearly showed that he was not at all willing to train.

"Is this going to last long?" He asked when he finally got to his mentor, eyes taking in their surroundings lazily.

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{SKY} OF ENDLESS STARS >>

    The dark-faced tom stared his to-be down every inch of the way that it took him to reach him, his claws digging into the forest floor the slower he went. Oh, he was just begging to get his pelt raked today. And then, he dared opened his mouth. "Is this going to last long?"  The home-guards ears pinned flat to his head, and he did his best to suppress a growl. "With that attitude, yes." This was Sky's greatest challenge of his life, this to-be, but he was more than determined to overcome it. Yes, he would whip this shameful cat into the best home-guard that the Tribe of Ancient Roots has ever seen, besides himself of course. With that resolve, he stood tall. "Alright, displace my paws." He mewed, giving Shadow a challenge. He highly doubted that anything extraordinary would happen immediately, but he was giving him a chance to surprise him. He wasn't optimistic. 

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Was his mentor scary? Yes. Definitely. Downright terrifying. Unfortunately, regardless of how intimidated he was of Sky, it did not to shake the laziness out of Shadow. Yet. Shadow could only hope that eventually Sky would give up on him and leave him be. After all, if he did say so himself, it was too much effort to have to train a cat like him. What a bother ... He groaned to himself as Sky gave him what he was certain was a completely impossible and unnecessary task.

"Is this really necessary? It's not like you're the enemy." Shadow eventually voiced out loud, eyeing Sky with a gaze that said whyyyyy.

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    Sky was one of the older members of the tribe cats, some considered him quite wise as well, strong, even. Was he patient? Yes. But this cat always seemed to find a way to step on his last nerves. Maybe that's why he was chosen to mentor the young tom, to test him. However, this was the last straw for the dark-faced tom. He quietly stepped towards the young cat and gave a swift strike, wiping his to-be's paws out from under him. He gave a sigh, placing a paw on the fallen tom's chest. "If I was an enemy, you'd be dead by now." He removed himself from his to-be, turning around and padding back towards the trees. "Get up, and fight me." Sky turned around once he reached the base of a tree, his tail flicking in annoyance. This was why Shadow was held back, his stubborn behavior. "You'll never be a home-guard at this rate."