

Redtail commands his warriors to retreat, and ThunderClan disappears into the trees. Tigerclaw wants to keep fighting, but is cut off when Redtail argues that he doesn't want to lose any lives. He spends a minute bickering with Redtail over whether or not ThunderClan should retreat. Tigerclaw sinks his teeth in the tom's leg, and watches him squeal and struggle away. Tigerclaw hears her cry of distress and leaps off of Oakheart, knocking the other tom off of Mousefur before ordering her to run. Mousefur is attacked by a RiverClan tom who had pinned her and was about to go for a killing bite. An anxious warrior announces the arrival of more RiverClan warriors approaching the battle, and Tigerclaw tells Oakheart that he and his warriors don't belong in the forest. Tigerclaw pins down Oakheart in the center of the battle, and tells the tom that Sunningrocks belong to ThunderClan Oakheart retorts that RiverClan will win over the rocks tonight. Chapter description ThunderClan and RiverClan meet along the river at night to fight over Sunningrocks.
