Fledgling

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**Fledglings** are members of an army or group who training to be a fighter, healer, or mediator under a mentor. A fledgling becomes a fighter or mediator once their mentor or leader thinks they have learned enough or proved they are worthy of becoming fighters or mediators.

## Tasks

Tasks of fledglings include training with their mentors, going on border patrols and looking after the elders. However, fledglings can still have fun, as many fledglings enjoy playing outside.

## Education

A nestling is to be apprenticed to a mentor starting at the age of ten or twelve years old. However, there have been a few exceptions where fledgling begin their training earlier earlier or later than usual due to special circumstances. Mentors are assigned by the leader during a fledgling ceremony, choosing pairings based on seniority and whether or not the pair will be able to work together. Often, kin will not train each other, as it is harder for kin to give out punishments, but this is not always the case. The mentor is responsible for the training of the apprentice.

Fighter apprentices train with their mentor whenever their mentor takes them. After their mentor is satisfied with them and their skills, and after passing their final assessment, the apprentices are made into fighter after a fighter ceremony.

### Assessment

An assessment is a test for fledglings given by their mentor or the leader. During this assessment, the fledglings participate in a realistic simulation of an air battle, land battle, and boss battle. Mentor keep a watchful eye on their apprentices, and they watch in secret as their apprentice goes through the simulated battles and judges how well they did. If their mentor deems the assessment a success, then they will become a fighter.

## Fledgling of medicine

A fledgling of medicine sleeps in the healing wing with the other healers. Despite the slightly different name, they are still required to tend to the elders like other fledglings do.

Most fledglings of medicine take a liking of healing others at a very young age. Nestlings, fledglings, or other members of an army (including visitors) can help out with the medicine duties if needed.

Fledglings of medicine are taught about healing techniques, such as how to care for a sick person, or what herbs and medicines do. They are usually taught in the healing wing, or outside their temple or camp when they gather herbs. They also learn how to interpret signs and omens.

## Special cases

### Apprenticed early

**Kerberos, Lyricsong, Soldat, and Blackthorn** - Began their fighter training early by Urarako.

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## Trivia

* Fledglings are allowed to switch their training to become a fighter, mediator, or fledgling of medicine if they get permission.

## See also

* List of fledglings
* List of fledglings of medicine
* Mentors

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Revealed in *The Chaos Express: Salvaged Dreams*, Season 1
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Revealed in *The Chaos Express*, Season 8
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Revealed in *The Chaos Express: Salvaged Dreams*
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Revealed in *The Chaos Express: Salvaged Dreams*, Season 3
5. ↑ Revealed in *The Chaos Express: Fading Silence*, Season 1
6. ↑ Revealed in *The Chaos Express: Salvaged Dreams*, Season 2
7. ↑ Revealed in *The Chaos Express: A New Dawn*, Season 2