"Me," Fenpaw said immediately, grinning at Redpaw. She laughed then, shaking her head and jumping in before Redpaw had time to rpely. "Just kidding. I reckon you'd be good at it though. You always think before you do things and that's what Fennelbrook said Raggedstar has to do." Her words were truthful and she spoke them carefully, hoping the older tom didn't think she was still messing with him. She couldn't imagine any of the toms she'd grown up with becoming a leader, but maybe that was because she had grown up with them and still saw them as the little kits she'd played with in moons past. Even though they had already been apprentices for two moons while she'd been stuck in the Nursery. "What about you?" she asked after a moment.

Fenpaw nodded, trying to stifle a smile at his embarrassed expression. Clearly Redpaw hadn't expected her to say him, but she still maintained her stance that he'd be good at it. There was another reason why in fact; he was humble, and leaders had to be that too. "Yeah, Peatpaw would be good," she nodded in agreement, thinking of Redpaw's sister who had become another friend since she moved into the apprentice's den. She smiled when he complimented her though, oddly touched that he'd taken her joking seriously. "Aww, thanks. And yeah there probably is," she said, nudging his shoulder with hers as she left her old moss beside his pile.

"You're the oldest, maybe you should," Fenpaw shot back, matching his teasing with a beaming smile as they headed for Whispermoon's den. "Actually I don't know who's turn it is. Might be Barkpaw's. Think it is actually. He can do it when he's done training." There was no reason why she and Redpaw should do it; they'd cleared out the Nursery so someone else could deal with the moss. "Anyone in?" she called from the den entrance before she padded in without waiting long for a reply, starting off by taking a few sheets of moss from the top of the pile. At least there were only Cloverstripe and Squirrelfoot in the Nursery now that she and Fennelbrook had moved out so it wouldn't take too much longer.

She was still dragging her moss along when he asked the question so just hummed through her mouthful, but as soon as she put it down she swiped her tongue over her lips before turning to reply. "Nothing actually. Amberhaze's taking me on the dusk patrol but I'm free til then. So if you've got any suggestions then I'm down," she said, grinning over at him before starting to sort through the moss that was scattered round her paws. All her 'brothers' were out training all day so she'd been expecting to find herself alone for the afternoon, so the thought of spending it with a friend instead was nice.

"Uh, yes! Definitely!" Fenpaw grinned at Redpaw's suggestion, already beyond excited at the thought of doing something new. She'd been an apprentice for less than a moon so still felt like she'd hardly seen the territory; even though Amberhaze had taken her on plenty of patrols, it wasn't the same as seeing her home from an apprentice's point of view. She'd heart Redpaw and Peatpaw talking of the places they would go with their denmates for fun and couldn't wait to see one of them herself. "I don't mind the cold. I'm fluffier than you are anyway," she pointed out, looking away from Redpaw back to the nest she was trying to line. Now that she had a reason for finishing quickly she wasn't about to take her time.

Fenpaw's teeth were gritted in concentration as she hastily shoved the rest of the moss into the bracken of her nest, not caring about how neat her work was anymore. Cloverstripe and her kits would just have to put up with it. "I'm coming alright!" she retorted playfully, giving it a last glance before following after Redpaw. "And course I won't, she won't be happy with me either. It's really nice she cares but it's like I've got two mums now," she added, thinking about her mentor and how much more worried she'd been lately. Of course Fenpaw knew why; she missed Brookcloud a lot and knew that Fennelbrook had been very upset too.

Unlike Redpaw, Fenpaw didn't think Amberhaze was crazy at all. Just a mother. "S'alright," she said a little awkwardly after he trailed off, wanting to comfort him about Brookcloud but not really knowing how to do it and sensing that he didn't want to talk about it. Maybe she didn't either if she was honest; they were having a nice afternoon together and she didn't want to spoil it by being sad. "Ooh I don't like cold feet, and wet fur too when we fall over!" she giggled as they took off again, Fenpaw easily keeping up with Redpaw with her long legs despite him being that bit older and bigger than her.

Part of her knew that he was just showing off from the bragging tone in his voice, but Fenpaw couldn't help feel flattered by his promise to show her how to keep safe. That fleeting notion was forgotten though when they reached the lake, and for a moment she felt just like she'd done on her first expedition out of camp when Amberhaze had shown her the forest. "Woah," she gasped, gaze lingering on the beautiful scenery for a moment before she was distracted by Redpaw stepping out onto the ice. Her heart thudded nervously as he took his first steps out, but fear was replaced by excitement as soon as he confirmed it was safe. "That's amazing!" she grinned as she ran out to join him, paws scrabbling as she slipped and skidded a little before just about finding her balance.

Fenpaw watched Redpaw move intently, trying to work out exactly what he was doing with his paws before she tried it and made herself look silly. Her claws were unsheathed in a well-intentioned attempt to stop herself from slipping quite so much, but she did find that trying to push her paws rather than step as usual did make it a lot easier. "I think I'm getting it!" she shouted, pausing to grin up at Redpaw just as he pushed himself into a spin. As much as she wanted to try she reckoned she was better off getting the hang of just moving before she tried anything like that, pushing off with her back feet to glide past him. "I'll race you to the other bank if you want!" she yelled behind him, figuring a headstart was fair since he had more experience than her.