AN: And so, the resurrection of claw and knife HAS BEGUN!...Yea sorry about how long this chapter took….I mean what is it a year now? dang…..i'm sorry bros don't murder me T~T

Claw and Knife

Page 12.

Ash's POV

Ash sat in the alpha den, Her mind barely recognizing the words being spoken to her. The amount of complaints she was dealing with was going to drive her insane…...She wanted everything to go back to the way it was, back when streak was alpha and she went out hunting with pip and the others. Letting out a sigh she stopped the raptor in front of her mid sentence.

"Peddle, i understand your concern but i assure you there will be no shortage of food. And if we somehow manage to get one i will personally go hunting alone to find food." Ash voiced herself with a commanding voice and posture, She longed to sit in with streak in one of the bad nights and make sure he could avoid the endless barrage of complaints.

Peddle bowed her head and scurried out of the den, and for a moment or so Ash thought she would be spared the night. But scraping outside told her otherwise.

"Come in" Ash said as breezily as she could manage, but it didn't sound very convincing. Ash's mood brightened up as she saw Pip, Mare and Tineye scurry in. They had grown the last time Ash had seen them, and Mare was turning into a fine young hunter. "And what do i owe this honor?"

"We were just bored" Mare said, laying in front of Ash and giving her a wide smile

"Yea! We miss you teaching us how to hunt" Pip said , his body just growing out of the fluff that a 2 year old raptor had. Ash gave them a warm smile

"There's nothing else i can teach you, you've all passed my test" Ash said, feeling her emotions begin to rise again, she fought it down forcefully as Tineye and Pip cuddled up against her

"Ash, the other raptors are saying scary things" Mare said, her voice filled with worry. Ash sighed and recapped in her mind the little streak told her about being Alpha.

"And what are they saying?" Ash's asked calmly yet her instincts kept screaming to her to run.

"Well….I'm not sure what it all means yet, but they keep saying streak would have kept the hunting grounds instead of handing them off like they were non-essential" Mare repeated slowly, not realizing the whirlwind that was Ash's emotions crumble

"I figured that's what they were mad about." Ash sighed stood up slowly, looking up and stream entered her den.

"Ash, you should have sticked to the plan. This is just a giant mess you've made now" He flicked his powerful tail, still annoyed over her actions. Ash took a good long look at him before she decided what to say.

"I know, and it's my mess to clean up. But what matters now is that because of giving up the grounds as neutral. Both packs can avoid further conflict" Ash spoke in a level and heavy voice, making stream cringe slightly as she said it. Feeling her emotions tug on her mind Ash decided to take a walk outside of the nesting area to clear her head.

She pushed passed stream and whispered to silence, Who was the appointed beta. Silence nodded and Ash walked into the night, avoiding the stare she got from the pack. a younger raptor stepped out in front of her, firing burning in his eyes. Ash already knew what he was about to do so she stopped and looked calmly at the raptor. His scales were a green color, and Ash looked at her opponent with very little interest.

"Could we not do this now? I am not in the mood for any kind of fight." Ash said, staring him levelly in the eye. The raptor grit his death and gave a menacing snarl. Without replying he rushed forward forcing Ash to defend herself

Ash sidestepped, and brought her teeth around his tail. Which she flung aside in a quick motion sending the raptor to the ground. The younger raptor, clearly determined, lunged upwards at her and bit her arm, trying to gain leverage with it. Instincts kicked in and Ash, being a bigger raptor, used momentum to fling him to the side. He skidded to his feet and rushed back at her, but Ash easily turned his momentum to her advantage. She side stepped and grabbed his neck as he passed by, lifting him a few linches off the ground. Swinging him around she sent him flying in the other direction.

The raptor lay stunned, Yet he pushed himself upwards, stumbling around as he stood. It pained Ash to see this and so she turned and continued on her original course. She felt a small drop of water hit her snout and she glanced upwards. 'Yet another thing to spoil my night'. Her mind said quietly and she left the nesting grounds, hearing the others comfort the raptor that tried to hurt her.

AN: Cold Ash emerges! Then again, i'd be pretty irritated if everyone compared me to my father all the time. DANG it has been so freaking long since I've uploaded a chapter, i just hope this one is long enough for you all. This will be ending soon, SO keep your eyes open!