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Adventure.

It was a word tossed around in the nursery from time to time; it denoted an amazing series of events, one that sprawled into legend and stars or into the murmured nursery tales told to kittens in the whispering dusk of evening. It wasn't a term that Sootkit thought herself capable of expressing, nor perhaps experiencing. Yet on the horizon, it was said an adventure lie ahead; apprenticeship. 

Honestly? She didn't feel as excited as many of her peers. Life as it was seemed more or less fine; it wasn't great, but she had food and the ability to do as she pleased, and what else was there to it than that? The kitten wasn't a picky person, and though she was certainly interested in what waited beyond the confines of camp, she wasn't certain if that curiosity outweighed the comfort of her life as it was. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't; the gap-toothed tortie was still trying to figure that out for herself. One of the first steps in doing so seemed to be slipping away from the nursery to sniff around the edges of camp. 

It wasn't that she was incapable of being in the nursery, but she had a tendency to get into quarrels with her denmates, and it was honestly easier to slip away and entertain herself than it was to try and get along. While she wasn't yet consciously aware of the effect of her presence, she knew enough to feel uneasy when trying to fit in with the others in the nursery. Best to keep to herself and allow the families to do whatever they did; she was fine being by herself, sniffing the edge of her little, familiar world. Besides, being alone and exploring the boundaries of her reality helped her to try and determine what was most important to her. Curiosity? Or the familiar? 

The longer she wondered, the more she felt herself lean towards the former.

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"What are you doing, Sootkit?"

Palesun's dry voice was low as he stepped in front of the curious kit, preventing her from getting too close to the edge of camp. Really, he didn't care if she left or not. If the little idiot wanted to risk dying by crawling off into the wilderness of their territory, then she should go ahead. However, just this once, the albino tom saw a use for the little ball of fur.

You see, his distaste of his brother, Hawkkit, still had yet to diminish. Palesun needed to get rid off the irritating kitten, and enlisting the help of another kit to do such a thing seemed like a sensible thing to do. Especially considering that kits were so oblivious. Palesun reckoned that he could probably do anything in front of them and still be able to get away with it somehow - be that through some clever manipulation, or just plain old threats.

"Are you trying to leave camp?" He did his best to put on a thoughtful look. "You know... I think I overheard Hawkkit mentioning that he would like to explore outside of camp too. I wasn't planning on indulging him, even if he is my brother, but if another kit wanted to come too..." He trailed off as if he was considering it, quiet for a moment before nodding - apparently having come to a decision.

Palesun crouched down a little, getting closer to Sootkit. "If you would like, perhaps you could fetch him and, together, I could take to two of you out on a little adventure?"

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What are you doing, Sootkit?

Sootkit didn't seem to be known for verbosity. She wasn't long-winded, she wasn't loud like so many of her denmates. She preferred her own company and her own thoughts to the conversation sought out by others. She was a self-determining kid, and she didn't mind just sniffing around the edge of camp looking for things to do or entertain herself with.

"Nothin'."

That didn't mean she felt like explaining herself to adults whenever they asked. Once, she had told the truth, and she got in trouble for trying to find a rock to eat. No more telling the truth, no more trouble. Granted, given her missing tooth, maybe she needed to be a little more discriminating in her tastes, but... no. That being said, Palesun seemed to have more to say, and Sootkit didn't bother trying to hide how bored she looked until a proposal was made. She didn't much care for family dynamics in the clan, and Hawkkit wasn't someone she spent time around. But the opportunity to see outside camp tugged at her curiosity; she'd be able to make a decision about how to feel about apprenticeship that way, and it was something new. Curiosity wasn't her bread and butter, but she had enough of it to make this an incredibly tempting offer.

"... yeah, alright. I'll go get 'im."

If nothing else, this was a new experience. She didn't know Palesun too well, but she was curious about very little save for what was beyond camp. This seemed like a perfectly reasonable use of her time.