We will have another chance to avenge this defeat.РІР‚Сњ He met TigerclawРІР‚в„ўs amber-eyed gaze steadily, then reared away and sprang onto a boulder at the edge of the trees. РІР‚СљBluestar would never expect her warriors to fight against these impossible odds. РІР‚СљThunderClan will honor your courage, Tigerclaw, but we cannot afford to lose any more of our warriors,РІР‚Сњ Redtail urged. РІР‚СљThis is our territory!РІР‚Сњ Blood was welling around his broad black muzzle, and he shook his head impatiently, scattering scarlet drops onto the rocks. ThunderClan will never be beaten!РІР‚Сњ Tigerclaw yowled back, leaping to RedtailРІР‚в„ўs side. РІР‚СљThis is useless! There are too many RiverClan warriors!РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљTigerclaw!РІР‚Сњ The yowl came from a warrior with a tail as red as fox fur. The RiverClan cat squealed and struggled free. Blood blinded him for an instant, but he lunged forward regardless and sank his teeth into the hind leg of his enemy. Mousefur scrambled to her paws, wincing from a deep gash on her shoulder, and raced away.Р”В«ehind her, Tigerclaw spat with rage as the RiverClan tom sliced open his nose. РІР‚СљQuick, Mousefur, run!РІР‚Сњ he ordered, before turning on the RiverClan tom who had threatened her. With a mighty leap, he knocked the enemy warrior away from the she-cat. Tigerclaw heard the cry and let go of Oakheart. Now he lunged toward her neck with jaws still dripping from his swim across the river. A wiry RiverClan tom had pinned the brown warrior flat on her belly. The desperate scream of a ThunderClan she-cat rose above the clamor. РІР‚СљYou may swim like otters, but you and your warriors do not belong in this forest!РІР‚Сњ He drew back his lips and showed his teeth as the cat struggled beneath him. The drenched RiverClan warriors bounded silently up the shore and hurled themselves into battle without even stopping to shake the water from their fur. Tigerclaw turned to see sleek wet bodies sliding out of the water below the rocks. РІР‚СљLook out! More RiverClan warriors are coming!РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљAfter tonight, Tigerclaw, this will be just another RiverClan hunting ground!РІР‚Сњ the bracken-colored tom spat back.Р”Р„ warning yowl came from the shore, shrill and anxious. РІР‚СљHow dare you hunt in our territory? The Sunningrocks belong to ThunderClan!РІР‚Сњ And then, as if on a silent signal, the creatures leaped at each other, and suddenly the rocks were alive with wrestling, screeching cats.Р”Р„t the center of the frenzy of fur and claws, a massive dark tabby pinned a bracken-colored tom to the ground and drew up his head triumphantly. Unsheathed claws glinted in the moonlight. There was a stirring in the shadows, and from all around lithe dark shapes crept stealthily over the rocks. The silence was broken only by the ripple of water from the swift black river and the whisper of trees in the forest beyond. SMUDGE-plump, friendly black-and-white kitten who lives in a house at the edge of the forestР”В«ARLEY-black-and-white tom who lives on a farm close to the forestР”Р„ half-moon glowed on smooth granite boulders, turning them silver. YELLOWFANG-old dark gray she-cat with a broad, flattened face LEADER CROOKEDSTAR-a huge light-colored tabby with a twisted jaw

LEADER TALLSTAR-a black-and-white tom with a very long tail MEDICINE CAT RUNNINGNOSE-small gray-and-white tom LEADER BROKENSTAR-long-haired dark brown tabbyР”ВEPUTY BLACKFOOT-large white tom with huge jet-black paws Virtually blind and deafР”ВAPPLETAIL-once-pretty tortoiseshell she-cat with a lovely dappled coat ONE-EYE-pale gray she-cat, the oldest cat in ThunderClan. HALFTAIL-big dark brown tabby tom with part of his tail missing

SPECKLETAIL-pale tabby, and the oldest nursery queenР”В®LDERS (former warriors and queens, now retired) QUEENS (she-cats expecting or nursing kits)Р”Р‡ROSTFUR-beautiful white coat and blue eyes RAVENPAW-small, skinny black tom with a tiny white dash on his chest, and white-tipped tail WILLOWPELT-very pale gray she-cat with unusual blue eyesР”Р„PPRENTICES (more than six moons old, in training to become warriors) LONGTAIL-pale tabby tom with dark black stripes TIGERCLAW-big dark brown tabby tom with unusually long front clawsР”ВARKSTRIPE-sleek black-and-gray tabby tom LIONHEART-magnificent golden tabby tom with thick fur like a lionРІР‚в„ўs mane WARRIORS (toms, and she-cats without kits)

MEDICINE CAT SPOTTEDLEAF-beautiful dark tortoiseshell she-cat with a distinctive dappled coat LEADER BLUESTAR-blue-gray she-cat, tinged with silver around her muzzleР”ВEPUTY REDTAIL-small tortoiseshell tom with a distinctive ginger tail For Billy-who left our Twoleg home to become a Warrior.

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