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    featherkit was small, smaller than the average kit for her age. she could easily be called weak, or pathetic, for her size, and she didn't want that. if she was going to be a warrior, she was going to have to be stronger, and be recognized for it! getting four pieces of cloth, she put a rocks slighter bigger than her paws in the center of the cloth - one rock per piece of cloth - and tied them to her legs. swimming with restrictions would be harder, right? walking down towards the water, she got a few weird looks from npcs, but most just turned away and shrugged. getting to the river, she jumped in to a rather still from deep bit, paddling her legs as hard as she could possibly manage. the cloth soaked up the water and made the loads heavier, trying to drag her down, but featherkit tried to resist, trying to keep her head up, but was dragged under for a moment, only her muzzle breaching the surface. she was able to breath, but her legs were getting pretty sore from the constant kicking. it turned out to be a lot harder than she thought it would've been..


    "don't give up!" she hissed at herself, dragged down again. the water was suffocating. gasping for breath, she managed to bring her head up long enough to take a large gulp of air before being dragged down again. giving a few more violent kicks, she pushed herself close enough to the shallows, pulling herself onto the shore of the river and collapsing, exhausted. maybe she should've asked for supervision or help.. "i can't do this right!"
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    Sunpaw had kept an eye on the kit carrying rocks and cloth to the river. He had recently became an apprentice and still was in training."What is that kit doing?" he had thought to himself before watching her jump in the river. At first he was surprised that a kit would her size would dare swim with heavy rocks. Sunpaw notice the kit struggling at first, but once she had made it to the shore he ran up to her, concerned. " What is Starclan's name were you doing? You could have died! He normally wasn't like this, but when a life is on the line he is serious as ever.

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    Comfort approached in empty silence, not showing any sign of concern or impression. "Ah but she's not dead. And that's quite the victory." The female would toss in with a pleasant smile, despite there being no real happiness to back up that smile.



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    "You'll get it one day, kiddo, and when you do, that'll be the best day of your life." The warrior would whisper quietly as he passed the child, his jaws looking like they barely moved. He knew how Featherkit felt as he had been in her position years ago, wanting to swim like the elder felines but simply not being able to. Once he had the mechanics down, it was really quite easy from there. It was a sixth sense to him now.

    [justify]Unfortunately, she'd been missing around the time where Featherkit had jumped in and tried to swim. Had she seen the tiny kitten, she definitely would not have let her passed, and she would have stuck her back in camp with a queen to watch over her. But instead, the tortoiseshell had to observe first and pick up details, pondering in silence before finally coming to a conclusion.


    "Do not do anything risky without a warrior's eyes watching. You have your whole life ahead of you, why waste it now?" The multicolored fae's voice did not change tempo, although her maternal instincts were kicking in as she observed the soaked kitten with unreadable features.

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    "Want me to teach you how to swim?" Skippingstones asked with a kind, empathetic expression as she waded deeper into the river. She had the thought about lecturing the kitten about how dangerous it was with extreme passion, but she didn't want to come off as some sort of crazy person. The best way to handle this situation was to simply prevent it in the future. She couldn't stop kits from doing reckless things, but she could show them how to do reckless things in a less reckless way and basic safety skills. Looking back towards how soaked Featherkit was, she would offer a paw to lead her back to the water. It wouldn't help anyone if she started developing hydrophobia after this incident, so the best way was just to get back in and try again.

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    featherkit's face heated up. they were encouraging, and kind, yet she had done something very foolish. she wanted to get stronger and prove herself to be an admirable warrior generations after her would remember the name of. turning to skippingstones', her eyes widened. "you'd teach me to swim? properly?" featherkit repeated, mystified. she knew vaguely how to swim, hence why she hadn't, you know, died, but not very well. "i would like that.." she murmured.
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    When she was neck deep in water, Skippy would paddle against the current as she kept her head up and explained, "You just move your forepaws like you're scooping up water towards your stomach, and kick to stay afloat with your hindpaws." Maybe the others had a better comparison, but she didn't really know how else to describe it. "Why don't you try going through the motions in the shallow area before you try swimming towards me? If you need help, I can hold your scruff above the water while you practice the motions," she suggested.

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    after chewing off the bits of cloth, she leaped in after skippingstones, doing the scooping motions while kicking with her hind-legs. she began paddling the best she could towards the older fem, clenching her teeth as her paper-thin ears flattened back. she got closer to the riverguard trainee, bit by bit, before just reaching the adult's flank, tapping it with a small white paw. "i've got you!" she said sharply, proud of herself.


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    Skippy couldn't help but release a small purr as she felt the tiny paw reach her side. "Yeah! Good job," she congratulated, glad that she was able to teach her today. "If you keep on practicing this every day, there will be nowhere you can't swim to," Skippy stated firmly, fully believing what she had just said. "The rocks for strength training aren't a bad idea either, but make sure to have adult supervision around when you're using it. You might accidentally hurt your leg, and it could become life threatening when you add on the rocks," she explained with a grim voice.