Willowpaw awoke as a frosty breeze split the air. Wingpaw,her brother was still curled in a ball. She padded into the clearing where the first hunting patrol was being organized. She ran up to it. "Can I join." She asked eagerly. "Yes." Hawkclan's deputy, Bramblestorm replied. The patrol headed into the forest. Willowpaw loved these woods she would never leave. They split up. Willowpaw headed toward the rocks. There she almost at once picked up the fresh scent of mouse on the breeze. She dropped into a hunters crouch. She stalked it until she pounced on her prey. She licked her lips in satisfaction. Then put earth over it and continued on.

The patrol came back,Willowpaw had caught two mice and a squirrel,Thornfur had three voles in her jaws,Branchpelt had a black bird and a vole clamped in his jaws,Leafshade had three squirrels in his jaws. They all disposed their prey.
Willowpaw padded over to Wingpaw. "Hi." Willowpaw meowed to her brother. But before he could anwser,Shadepaw another apprentice meowed. "Your not talking to her are you Wingpaw?" For a heartbeat Willowpaw thought her brother would reject her but to her surprise,he spun around. "Yeah I am you have a problem with that?" For a moment Shadepaw looked startled but dipped her head and walked off,looking back at her tail once in awhile. Which made Willowpaw chuckle. "Thanks." Willowpaw meowed. Wingpaw dipped his head and padded past her into the apprentice den. Willowpaw followed. Once in side she curled up and drifted to sleep.