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(I've already had Dark approach Soot but I'll just dig it up again ^^ If you write stuff for Oriolehop too he could approach his apprentice Wolfpaw if you want. Right now he's just sitting in camp and screaming internally because he worries that StarClan approves of Thistlestar's actions xD)

Darkwhisper - Camp - with Sootpaw (Sand )

Darkwhisper sadly shook his head at Thistlestar's announcement. Mintpaw and Pebblepaw wouldn't be happy about that and neither would be Frecklecloud and Shadecreek. He had no doubt their leader was only doing this to punish the two warriors for speaking out against her in public, which only made him feel even more bad for the two apprentices. They got along well with their mentors and none of these four cats should have to be punished because of Thistlestar's pride. And even if her given reasons were true, he doubted that the new mentors were the best options. Or at least Dapplesky. She was a good warrior, no denying that, but she wasn't too fond of battle. Frecklecloud had been the better option for Mintpaw. So yes, it was too obvious that Thistlestar was only doing this because she didn't want anyone who spoke out against her to train the future warriors.
Remembering that Thistlestar had also said that all mentors should now daily review battle moves with their apprentices Darkwhisper got up to his paws and briefly looked around until he spotted Sootpaw. He padded over to his apprentice and meowed a greeting. "Ready to work on your battle moves?" he asked her.

(Sure, Shadecreek, take all the credit for this, it's not like Brambletalon played a huge part in convincing Thistlestar to let you keep training Pebblepaw xD And Stoatpaw, Thistlestar isn't that old!)

"Yes, actually," she meowed bluntly, purring a little. "But don't worry, you're not always this obvious." Her grin soon turned into an understanding smile. "It's hard to just pretend everything's fine after well, that," she said, gesturing towards the speaking stone. Thistlestar had really done it this time. At Slowripple's suggestion Weaselflare nodded, glad to have at least something to do now. "Sure, I'd love to! I really don't feel like staying in camp right now."

Brightmist - Camp - with Dapplesky (bluewonder )

"I think I can handle it if she gets angry with me," he meowed. "And it would be at least somewhat justified." Thistlestar didn't treat her cats fairly anyway, even those who had done nothing wrong. Like Mintpaw who had the audacity to play with leaves and to have the fire abilities that were normal for his age. Brightmist wasn't crazy about punishment of course but if he made Thistlestar mad then a legit reason felt more acceptable to him than her coming up with some crazy reason. "But I suppose I wouldn't want you to feel guilty about it," he said. "So I won't do anything crazy if you don't agree with it. It's merely a suggestion."
He glanced over his shoulder at Thistlestar's den and narrowed his eyes. "The most straightforward way would be for me to just ask her to reconsider." He lifted a paw to signify for Dapplesky to not interrupt him. "She probably hasn't suddenly forgotten that you are not too fond of fighting. So if she really wants for Mintpaw to become a warrior to her liking she must realize that he'd be better of with a mentor who has no aversion for it. And we both know she accepts no other types of strength." He gave her a respectful nod to indicate that he didn't consider Dapplesky weak for not being comfortable with fighting and that her strengths weren't lesser than the battle related kind. Brightmist paused for a moment to let her think about what he had said, then he continued.
"We could also keep quiet about it and I'd just train him in secret. You'd be his mentor in name only and unless Thistlestar or her deputies want to watch a training session I'd be working with him most of the time." He sighed and lowered his gaze a little. "It wouldn't be easy to keep up the charade though. We'd have to be really careful about this. And you would have to do something on your own or be with warriors who wouldn't snitch on you while I'm with Mintpaw so Thistlestar won't realize you're not training him." Once again he gave Dapplesky a moment to think about this option, then he began with his third and last suggestion.
"Or we keep things as they are. Well, mostly. I wouldn't take over for you but we could train him together. It's not that unusual for some warriors to assist mentors and apprentices with their training so we wouldn't be doing anything wrong," he meowed, more calmly than with his previous suggestion. "I'd focus more on battle techniques, both regular ones and fire ones. You could focus on something else and maybe show him how to use his fire powers in every day life. I'm sure we could figure something out if we work together." He nodded to her. "What do you think? I know none of these options are ideal and you don't have to choose anything but I'd be willing to try, no matter which one you prefer."

"Today I want to focus mainly on your air based attacks," he replied. In the coming days they would have to work on both those and her regular battle moves so neither would be neglected. "We'll practice in the forest instead of out in the open this time though." While it wasn't the first time he had her train her air abilities in the dense Ivy Forest most of the time they still trained at the Rolling Hills. It didn't make that much of a difference but it was slightly more difficult to use those powers in the forest. It made training a little harder but by training there Sootpaw would make greater progress than if Darkwhisper only trained her where air elementals were at a slightly greater advantage.

He flicked his tail and padded towards the camp's entrance. "I'll also check how good your defensive skills are coming along," he mewed as he glanced at her. While the Belly Rake and the Duck and Twist had been among the first moves he had taught her he wanted to make sure that she had internalized them enough to use them without thinking and that she was quick enough too. "So we'll focus on those as well. Or rather, on using those and firing blasts of air right afterwards before your opponent can properly react. If you can find something you can throw with your abilities that counts too, I'm not going to put restrictions on how you use your air powers for this as long as you use them offensively. The less you limit yourself the better."