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Ignoring the blood he could already feel dripping onto the mix of sand and grass below him, Stormstrike turned his attention to the screeches and snarling that was going on either side of him. He could see Oakpaw going toe-to-toe with the apprentice that he had seen. He wanted to go and help her, but there was too big of a chance of someone else getting ganged up on. Nightwater was already grappling with his brother and Redtalon was scrabbling onto his feet, green eyes narrowed.

His eyes flickered back to Oakpaw, he hadn't been training her all that long, but he hoped she would be able to handle the other apprentice. He hoped that they would be able to handle a patrol of five with just the four of them too. No time to think about that now though as he shifted quickly on his feet to meet Redtalon. He could tell the reddish tom was impulsive, as shown by his actions just a moment prior.

All it took was a moment for the other tom to rush him. He leapt into the air and twisted hard to land on Redtalon's shoulders, bringing the warrior to the ground with a yowl. He sunk his teeth into the red fur and didn't stop until he tasted blood, digging his claws into the broad shoulders to keep his grip. He raked his hind paws down Redtalon's spine, hating the feeling of fur tearing free, but he wasn't about to let him win.

The air was once again knocked out of his lungs as his quarry rolled, crushing Stormstrike beneath him. He felt teeth sink into his own shoulder and yowled in pain. He kicked up with his hind legs, throwing Redtalon off and sending the tom scurrying back across the border. First into the fight and first to flee it seemed.

Meanwhile, Hawkshadow charged Cloudstorm with a snarl pasted across his face, lunging forward to start battering the other tom's head with rapid blows. They were about equal in size and he used that height to aim blows across Cloudstorm's ears and eyes to try and keep him off balance. [b]"Coyotestar will be hearing of this you foxhearts,"[/b] he growled as he slammed his paw across an ear, leaving a bleeding tear.

An angry shriek left Nightwater as blood spattered across the ground which she quickly met with as Smokestep pulled her down. She twisted her body in his grip, leaving her side open to his hind claws, but allowing her to sink her teeth into one of his legs.

From what Stormstrike could tell, they were winning, but where was the fifth member of BreezeClan's patrol?