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As silently as she could, Riverpaw paced back and forth at the edge of camp. To say she was restless was an understatement. Since the naming ceremony for the most recent warriors, Riverpaw was unable to think of anything else other than becoming a warrior herself. She knew she was ready. Having trained under Dawnbreak and learned tree-walking from Robinpaw, River felt like she could take on pretty much anything. The farther away from the old territory the clan moved, the more prey they had been able to find and River had plenty of practice improving her hunting skills.

Oh yes, she was ready. Though she was still small and hadn't fully grown into a warrior size, she thought herself ready to become a full warrior.

Her tail twitched in the air and her claws dug into the earth as her pacing continued while she was lost in her thoughts. The health of the clan was improving every day. Catching prey wasn't enough to prove herself worthy. Sure, eventually Sunsong would deem her and the others ready and have a ceremony but Riverpaw was becoming increasingly impatient. She wanted her warrior name now.

An idea came to her, a way to prove she was ready for her warrior name. It was not a good idea, it was a very dangerous idea, but Riverpaw had a one track mind and once she had decided to do something, she was going to do it or die trying. The young she-cat paced faster.

There was only one question left about the idea she had formed. Was she going to do it alone?

So lost in her thoughts, Riverpaw didn't hear her best friend calling her name. Robinpaw was part of the main focus of her thoughts at the moment though. Riverpaw had made up her mind to go embark on a dangerous mission for her clan and if she was going to ask anyone for help, it was going to be Robinpaw. Asking Robin to join her would put her most precious friend in the line of danger too though. Putting anyone else in dangers way was the last thing River wanted to do.

With a heavy sigh she stopped her pacing and sat down. It was then she caught the sound of Robin's voice calling her name. She turned to look at the clan's temporary camp and almost instantly found the pale calico.

"Psst! Robinpaw! Over here!" Riverpaw called in a hushed mew, beckoning her friend over to her at the edge of camp. Everything about her posture was serious and she kept looking around to make sure no other clans member was watching.

Riverpaw sat as Robinpaw made her way over. Seeing her friend being her normal happy self, Riverpaw debated leaving the pale calico out of her dangerous scheme. It would haunt her forever if something happened to Robinpaw because of her recklessness. However, the two of them together made a great team and River was sure that Robin wanted her warrior name just as badly as she did. Surely if they worked together they would both be fine and impress the clan.

"No, no!" Riverpaw whispered loudly to her friend, seeming almost panicked. After glancing around to make sure no one was looking she took a breath and regained her composure. "No, I'm fine. I'm just..." She paused looking for the right words. Her eyes locked on Robinpaw, gauging her reaction. "I'm going to go do something dangerous in hopes to earn my warrior name."

Saying the words out loud filled her with excitement. For a moment she wondered if maybe the long journey had made her a little crazy. Surely no cat would excitedly and willingly want to do what she wanted to do, right? No, this was to protect the clan and any true warrior would gladly do the same thing she was about to... though possibly with approval from the leader, which Riverpaw was definitely lacking.