Searingpaw

    Searingpaw's head snapped up. "I have to go see her again!" he exclaimed, digging his claws into the ground.
Ravensoar turned his head in Searingpaw's direction.
      "Frostriver?" Ravensoar asked him, and he nodded slowly. "Then go." Ravensoar said, gesturing to Duskgaze, and Searingpaw half-smiled. He ran over to Duskgaze, who was sitting there with a gaunt look on her face. He bit his lip. Should I really ask her? She looks exhausted.
    "Duskgaze... could you take me to see Frostriver?" he mumbled. Duskgaze hesitated. "Ok." she said after a few heart-beats, and touched her tail to Searingpaw's shoulder. Automatically they were transported the forest, though Searingpaw smelled the air. They weren't in BrokenClan territory.
      "Sorry, Searingpaw...I only had enough energy to make it this far. But we are about half-way to BrokenClan." she said, looking around. "It's okay." Searingpaw assured her, and she disappeared.

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      Plodding along, he almost reached the BrokenClan border when a scent wafted over to him. He recognized at once.
   Rouges? What are they doing on BrokenClan territory? he wondered. Right on que, three rouges slipped from the bushes, their eyes gleaming.
    "What are you doing on BrokenClan territory?" One of them growled. Searingpaw bared his teeth. He knew he shouldn't take on three rouges at once, but he was going to have to try. For Frostriver.
      "Your a bunch of rouges. What's it to you? And your the ones trespassing on BriarClan's territory!" Searingpaw snarled.
       "What are you going to do about it, apprentice?" the second one hissed. Searingpaw didn't answer, just leaped onto one of them, his claws unsheathed. He clawed the first one on the ears, making him screech. Then he dug his claws near his spine, and he tore himself free and bolted away. He barely noticed another one was sinking her teeth into his tail, tugging him back. She pinned him down, but Searingpaw turned his head and sunk his teeth into her paw, making her let go, shaking her paw. He kicked out sending her flying, and turned on the last rouge, flying towards him and knocking into his legs, carrying him off it's paws.
    The rouge let out a yowl, as he landed on his back, and Searingpaw scored his claws over and over on the rouge's exposed belly. Searingpaw had a wild look in his eyes, blood splattering on his paws.
    "Searingpaw!" he heard a voice call. "He's had enough!" the voice exclaimed, and he let the rouge go, and watched him limp away rapidly.
    Searingpaw whirled around to see Swiftstar, Briarberry, and Emberpaw standing there. Emberpaw was looking at him in awe. Swiftstar's eyes shone with pride. "I-I-" he was trying to say.
   "I'm very proud of your Searingpaw. BriarClan is lucky to have an apprentice like you." Swiftstar says. "You deserve to be a warrior early." she said. Briarberry and even Emberpaw nodded in approval.

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"Let all cats old enough to catch their own prey join here beneath the Thickbranch for a clan meeting!" Swiftstar called, getting on the branch in one swift leap.

"Searingpaw fought of three rouges single-pawed defending our borders, and he is worthy of becoming a warrior. She looked at the apprentice. "Step forward."

"I, Swiftstar, leader of BriarClan call upon my warrior ancestors to look down on this apprentice. He has trained hard to understand the ways of your noble code, and we condemn  him as a warrior in his turn."

"Searingpaw, from this moment on you shall be known ass Searingflame. Starclan honors your bravery and we welcome you as a full warrior of BriarClan!"

"Searingflame! Searingflame! Searingflame!" the cats of BriarClan cheered.
  
>Swiftstar<