Chapter 12 Silverpaw woke to Mistpaw prodding her shoulder. "Lets go all the apprentices are going to do battle training today. Silverpaw was up in a flash. Silverpaw walked out of the apprentice den and greeted everyone. "I think that we should teach them the up down paw slam trick first that one comes in handy. Dewpelt was talking to Hollynose and Foxclaw. Thornpelt was heading across the clearing and they all headed to the training hollow. The training hollow was a clearing surrounded by trees and it had moss and leaves covering the ground everywhere. Dewpelt sat down in the center of the clearing and looked at Silverpaw."Jump at me. Silverpaw was shocked. She crouched down and leaped. Dewpelt leaped out of the way as fast as lightning and looked at her. "Try to figure out where I am jumping and then leap."Silverpaw watched his eyes and crouched down. She saw that he was glancing to one side but she had a feeling he was tricking her. She leaped to the other side and landed squarely on Dewpelt's back. Silverpaw leaped off and landed neatly beside Mistpaw and Lionpaw. Dewpelt purred and then wen't on."That was good Silverpaw know Lionpaw come hear. I am going to keep doing this trick till you all can master it then we will move on. Silverpaw and her den mates did battle training till the sun was high in the sky. "I could eat a fox right know. Lionpaw was always hungry but when he was very hungry he was grumpy. Cloverpetal was a queen and she was sunning herself well her three kits Sweetkit, Speckeldkit and Spiderkit tackled one another and Silverpaw was filled with love. I am going to defend this clan with my life.
