LEADER ❝ RHINE ❞ PALMCLAN

Normally, Rhinestone wouldn't have held a meeting so quickly after the last one, even if it was only a miniature one. However, what he had in mind was pretty damn exciting, and he wanted to share it with everyone as soon as possible. Not only that, but they also had someone in the clan who had hit a pretty important milestone recently. With this in mind, Rhine leaped atop the meeting rock, calling out to all those around him, "All those old enough to brave the waves, please gather for a mini-meeting! I know we all gathered here quite recently, but I have some exciting things to share with you... and one of our own is going from one important stage of life to the next." The grin on the tom's muzzle was impossible to miss, the male clearly delighted with getting to lead another child from kithood to apprenticehood. Some found the ceremony of it all boring, or unnecessary, but Rhine had never seen it that way. He had always seen as something to be respected, and enjoyed. It made every step of a warrior's journey seem all the more grand.

Once a fair number of Palmclan members had begun to gather around, Rhi offered all of them a smile, sitting down and wrapping his tail around his paws. After he had done so, he launched into his explanation, "The main reason that I called this meeting is because I wanted to introduce a new tradition to you all. It will be a tradition that will allow both new members and old to feel a special connection to Palmclan, as well as their clanmates, and it will have three steps to it. This tradition will be known as The Warrior's Plight." He could already notice a few excited or curious looks thrown in his direction, as well as a few uneasy ones. He continued proudly, trying to reassure those who were unsure, "The first step of The Plight will be for a new apprentice or warrior to explore Palmclan's territory thoroughly, and then gather some others to join them at their favorite location of the territory, explaining why they love it, or holding an activity there. If someone who has already explored Palmclan's territory thoroughly wishes to go through with The Plight, then they don't have to do the exploration part, just the one where they show off their favorite part of the territory." He noticed a few nods throughout the crowd, which was certainly a reassuring sign.

Once he had given the crowd a moment to absorb what had already been said, Rhinestone took a deep breath before moving on, "The second step of this ritual will be for a warrior or apprentice to go and hunt the biggest piece of prey that they can find within their given field, whether it be aqauatic, forest, or avian prey. They will then bring that piece of prey back to camp, sharing it with others and telling the story of how the catch was." He noticed a few pleased nods throughout the crowd, no doubt many warriors pleased with the idea of eating the biggest piece of prey they could find while bragging of their accomplishment. The thought caused him to chuckle before he spoke, "The final step of the ritual will be for the apprentice or warrior to receive their seashell necklace directly from me, complete with a specially colored pale blue shell, and the unique title of Plighted Soul. Those who already have seashell necklaces will simply be presented with the new seashell, as well as the title." He noticed several more nods passing over the crowd, which caused him to sigh in relief. He had expected a bit more pushback, even if it wasn't outright protest.

Once the new tradition was thoroughly explained, Rhine allowed the delighted little smile to return to his face, his gaze searching the crowd below. He spoke lightly, a sense of mirth in his voice, "As I said earlier, we also have someone among us that has reached the age where it had come time for him to take on new duties. So, [member=15758]HAILKIT.[/member] Could you please step forward?" He was excited to conduct the proper ceremony, his eyes similarly searching the crowd for Sugarspice. He knew she would make an amazing mentor, and had the utmost faith in her. Hopefully, Hailkit would end up feeling the same way.

Here you are and you’re all you wished to be
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LEADER ❝ RHINE ❞ PALMCLAN

Rhine smiled as he watched Hailkit enthusiastically step up, the boy no doubt excited for what he knew to be coming. He had spotted the other's caretaker fussing over him just a moment before, but Rhinestone would've been proud of the child no matter what he looked like. Stepping down to meet Hailkit on an equal level, Rhine began with a smile, "Hailkit... you have reached the age of six moons, and it is time for you to be apprenticed. From this day forth, until you have mastered both combat and all forms of prey hunting, and earned your warrior name, you shall be known as Hailpaw. Your mentor shall be... Sugarspice. I hope that Sugarspice will pass down all she knows to you... Sugarspice, can you please step forward?" He turned his gaze towards Sugarspice, tail flicking lazily forth until the shecat approached. Once she did, he continued, "Sugarspice, you are ready to take on an apprentice. Although you were not trained within Palmclan, you have shown yourself to be warm and determined, and I believe you will be a wonderful mentor to Hailpaw. I expect you to pass down all that you know." He gave Suga a deep nod of respect before he stepped back, motioning for Sugarspice and Hailpaw to touch noses, as was traditional of the ceremony.