Tall trees blurred on either side of the apprentice as he ran through the forest. The earth was fairly flat this way, and easy to traverse which made their fast pace easy to maintain. Softpaw slowed down as he spotted a tall cliff face ahead of them, standing taller than the highest trees around them. "If you went up there, you'd find one of the rogue borders," he explained and turned so that they were walking with their left side facing the wall. "If you keep going this way, past the river, there's a hill that will take you up it real easy. Although, there's not as much of a threat from this border." He craned his head to try and see over the edge, but it was almost impossible from their position. A roaring sound was beginning to become noticeable in his ears the further they went.

"Surprisingly, I haven't heard of any rogue groups around us," Softpaw answered thoughtfully. "I know they exist, but we only seem to get the independent types around here." It did seem strange for there not to be any what with all of the unclaimed land on their North and West borders though. "Maybe it's because of Swiftclan? Their territory moves around a lot." The further they went, the louder the roaring became and it didn't surprise him that Raveneye was curious. The first time he'd heard the noise, he'd been scared for his life. Smiling over at the she-cat he said, "It's the waterfall! We're almost to it now."

"Yep, and if someone trespassed from here, you'd know right away. Since it's only our clan's scent marker on that side, anything else would stick out a lot," Softpaw laughed. He couldn't imagine many cats would try to enter from the Northern border though. With the cliffside being so tall and steep, it would be a nightmare trying to climb down or up. Where the hill was, maybe. "It is a big waterfall, and oh! Here we are!" Softpaw picked up his pace as the distant spray of water became visible. The waterfall was as tall as the cliff face and very wide. It came down in one steep drop but its misty spray made it seem like it was bulging outward. At the bottom, the fall broke into an even wider river that traveled South into NightClan's territory. Up this close, the apprentice could barely hear himself think, so he turned to Raveneye to gauge her reaction.

"Yeah I wouldn't want to be under it either!" he yelled over the pounding water with a shudder. Surely, it would hurt and if not, he'd probably drown. With all of the rocks around the bottom, if someone fell down the waterfall, that might be enough to do them in too. As he watched the warrior smile at the sight, he found himself smiling too. "Is this the first one you've seen!?"

Softpaw nodded at her response and felt a surge of pride at being the one to have shown her something like this for the first time. "Awesome!" he shouted back and then with one last glance at the waterfall, he began to follow the river downstream. If his ears weren't so sensitive, he could have stayed there all night, and he felt bad for taking her away from it so soon. Hopefully, she wouldn't mind too much. After all, Raveneye would soon be able to explore the territory as often as she pleased.

Humming in agreement, the apprentice watched the stars in the reflection of the river. Since he was still early in his training, he didn't get to go outside of camp very often unless it was specifically for his sessions. And then, he was too busy to admire his surroundings. "I'm taking us to the one of the best places to cross," Softpaw explained and his tail flicked towards the water. "Then, we'll be on our way to my personal favorite spot!" Grinning at his own vagueness, anticipation had him buzzing. He felt bad for not just telling her, but if he was going to keep one thing a surprise, it was their next destination.

Softpaw had a harder time than she did crossing the narrower part of the river. He had half a mind to take her farther down to the land bridge, but this way would be faster in the long run. "Actually, no," he said as he made it to the other side. He took a moment to shake off some of the mud on his legs, sending the brown spray away from Raveneye and back to its original source. "I only leave camp with my mentor, Beetleflight. Maybe once I've learned some fighting techniques I'll get out more." Sticking out his tongue distastefully at the mess still on his limbs, he gave one last shake and then started walking East with Raveneye by his side. "How do you feel being trapped in camp all of the time? It must be exciting to not be a prisoner anymore."

"Tell me about it!" he groaned, "And thank you! I'll take you up on that offer." He thought about being stuck in a den with initiates and wrongdoers--eating scraps and being confined to a small, dark space. Since he'd joined NightClan as a kit, he'd gotten to skip all of that and though he had a hard go of things, his time in the clan had been easier than it could have been. "Sleeping under the stars sounds great and exploring all of the time... If you don't mind me asking, why did you want to join us?" He turned his head to her as he asked, wanting to give her his undivided attention.

"I think I understand," Softpaw mewed, but it was a bit of a stretch. He could see why she might get tired of moving around so much, but he had a hard time seeing a family in NightClan himself. Even a future in the clan seemed unlikely at times. "I didn't have much of a choice when I joined. I was less than six moons and starving somewhere in the cold. If I would have refused their offer, I wouldn't be alive right now." He felt weird for making the conversation gloomy again and added with a smile, "But you're right! There's plenty of cats in NightClan. You'll never be lonely here."