Apprentices

Apprentices are cats who are not yet apprentices but over the age of six moons.

Medicine cat apprentices
Medicine cat apprentices are apprentices that train to be a medicine cat. Their mentor is always the medicine cat of their clan and they spend most of their time learning the uses of herbs, only going out for battle practice. When a fight with other clans of animals happens, they wait at camp with their mentor and help all the cats that come back injured. They have to wait until their mentor dies to be a full medicine cat.

Medicine cat apprentice ceremony
Medicine Cat: ( call apprentice forward ). I, ( Medicine cat's name ), medicine cat of ( clans name ), call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. ( she/he ) has trained hard to understand the way of a medicine cat, and with your help ( she/he ) will serve ( his/her ) clan for many moons. ( apprentices name ), do you promise to uphold the ways of a medicine cat, to stand apart from clan rivalry between clan and clan, and to protect all cats equally, even at the cost of your life?

Apprentice: I do.

Medicine Cat: Then by the powers of StarClan I give you your true name as a medicine cat. ( apprentices name ), from this moment you will be known as ( new name ). StarClan honors your ( courage, faith, things like that. )

Warrior apprentices
Warrior apprentices go on patrols with their mentors, do battle practice, hunting practice and hunting patrols. When a fight happens, they go out to fight with their clan. They have to wait until their mentor thinks they are ready to be a warrior to be one.

Warrior apprentice ceremony
Leader: All cats old enough to catch their own prey gather beneath the Highrock for a clan meeting. ( call the kit up to you ) This is a proud day for ( clan name ), by naming apprentices we show ( clan name ) will survive and remain strong. ( kit's name ), from now on until you receive your warrior name you will be known as ( apprentice name ).

( call the warrior you have chosen to mentor the apprentice ), you are ready for an apprentice, you will be ( apprentice's name ) mentor. I know you will pass on your ( strength, wisdom, things like that ) to ( apprentice's name ), and teach ( him/her ) the skills that will make ( him/her ) a brave warrior of ( clan name ).