Nile and the others leaped through the undergrowth, it swayed with every paw step.

Nile skidded to a halt, and glanced behind them…

There was nothing there, Ghost and the suppressive TIGER were gone.

Now they had all stopped to look behind them.

“There's nothing there...” Egypt meowed squinting to see if she could spot anything.

“Exactly!” Tiger hissed.

“this was probably all part of Ghost’s plan! I bet he’s working for that Ari guy. There are probably thousands of his goons above us right now!” Tiger let out a low growl.

They all looked up at the trees above. Sunlight slanted through the branches, but there were no dark patches to hint of cats hiding above.

“There doesn't seem to be anything there…” Rice meowed.

“Seems” Tiger growled back.

“Stop taunting her Tiger!” Nile interrupted.

Tiger growled at her, and Nile hissed back..

“I, Tiger, call upon my powers as a Lost Village Apprentice, I challenge Nile in the name of the stars!” Tiger yowled.

Brownie stepped between them.

“Tiger of the lost village has challenged, Nile, to a duel.

Nile do you accept this challenge?”

“Yes” Nile answered.

Nile and Tiger circled each other, claws out and shining in the afternoon light.

Tiger leaped at Nile knocking her to the ground, She raked her claws across Nile’s muzzle and scarlet drops of blood splattered onto the sandy earth. Nile reared up throwing Tiger off of her, Tiger quickly got up and jumped onto Nile before she could respond. Tiger bared her teeth claws up, ready to strike down on Nile’s throat.

“STOP!!!”

Egypt’s cry rang through the clearing, she had stepped between them blocking their path.

“This fighting has to stop! Look at us, we are sitting here watching our siblings kill each other!"

Egypt’s words severed a point, Egypt glanced at Rice & Brownie. Rice nodded to her.

“I, Egypt of the Lost Village, declare this battle over!”

End of chapter 3