Sorry I took so long. I wasn't busy, I was just... lazy.

Disclaimer (because I didn't do it before): I don't own Warriors.

A musky brown shape flashed in the corner of Sealpaw's eyes. She heard a yowl of pain from behind her. She turned and leapt on the hare-brown pelt. Struggling to stay out of the coyote's reach, she noticed a dark shape heading towards the nursery. She could smell that it was not Ravenheart. She heard a squeal and whipped around. Whitekit had ventured out to see what was going on, making him easy prey for the coyote. The coyote Sealpaw had been fighting took advantage of her moment of horrified distraction and clawed her back. Sealpaw instantly spun, hissing furiously, slashed the coyote's face, and sprinted to Whitekit's aid. The coyote carrying Whitekit saw Sealpaw run towards him and squealed in fright. He dropped Whitekit and rolled onto his back. Sealpaw lifted Whitekit from the ground. "Coward!" she spat and the coyote got up and fled. Sealpaw lashed her tail as the coyote disappeared behind the hills of ice.

"Watch ou-"

Whitekit's warning was too late. The coyote leader, Brindletooth, had bowled Sealpaw over. Caught off guard by the surprise attack, Sealpaw could not defend herself against the ripping slash that Brindletooth made in her haunch. "Run, Whitekit!" she gasped, and Whitekit wriggled out of Brindletooth's grasp.

She is going to kill me, Sealpaw thought, I can't hurt something this big! Then she remembered what Icefur had taught Sealpaw and her brother as kits.'To defeat a coyote,' her mother had said 'You must abide by the code of dogs. You do not kill without a reason, you don't fight your elders, and when you are on your back, you have lost.' So there was a way to defeat this monster! She aimed her claws at the coyote's legs. A satisfactory purr escaped when Brindletooth yelped as she put her paw down. Sealpaw weakened the other three legs and forced Brindletooth, on her unsteady legs, to roll on to her back. Brindletooth's scrabbling and growling ceased as she submitted to Sealpaw's victory. Sealpaw released the coyote and Brindletooth slowly rose to her paws, wincing at the pain from the injuries, and beckoned for her pack to leave. Sealpaw's hard amber glare followed Brindletooth as she limped away. Suddenly Brindletooth stiffened. She turned and barked frantically. Sealpaw was perplexed at the sudden worry.

"No!"

Sealpaw heard Ravenheart's terrified mew. There was a thud from behind. Sealpaw looked and saw a large chunk of ice that had once rested on the Icepile. Beside it, a dark coyote with claws outstretched lay dead on the snow. Ravenheart looked horrified. "I didn't mean to, just… He was attacking you, he would have killed you, I had to do something!"

Sealpaw lashed her tail. "I know that, I don't blame you, but now Brindletooth is looking for revenge! See, here she comes now!"

The pale brown leader had sprinted over to the fallen coyote despite her injured legs. She lowered her head and nudged the dead pack member. Her tail drooped, and she howled in misery. With her dark brown eyes blazing, she yelped at the two apprentices angrily. "Furyclaw fall at your paws. Pack seek revenge. You won now, but we be back for vengeance." Brindletooth dragged the limp body of Furyclaw towards her waiting pack, and they all turned tail and walked away from the IceClan camp. The battle had ended, but now they were in even worse trouble.