Chapter Four

While Mouse and Octavian are having a forbidden romance the other Pale Sands have a bigger problem, they have spotted the Thorn Bushes, the owners aren't going to allow another family to forage on their land, especially a enemy mob.

The Thorn Bushes are taken by surprise but they aren't backing down and a fight erupts, Meanwhile, Mouse has returned to the burrow completely covered in Octavian's scent and possibly carrying his pups. She has no idea of the fight and is taking care of the pups, Octavian is hanging around the burrow, this could be another risky move, but he doesn't care.

The Thorn Bushes have lost, but they have also scattered, the meerkats runs back onto their land, since they have no idea who is lost they make their way back to their burrow. Once back at the burrow they check to see who is missing, to their horror Siege isn't with them, Rogue and some of the others look out for their missing Dominant but she doesn't appear.

One meerkat that isn't concerned, is Siege's little sister, Antigra. Both of the sisters mated with Rogue, but Siege, being bigger and stronger, took the position of dominant female, now with her sister gone, the ambitionous female could finally become Dominant female.

Antigra walked off and made lead calls but none of the mob followed, she looked back at them, one female that stood in her way was Siege's eldest daughter, Warbeak. Warbeak is a loyal to her mother and she isn't going to make Antigra's chances of being a queen harder.

The Pale Sands were scent marking like crazy, some checked to see if any Thorn Bushes remained, but they saw nobody. However, deeper in their territory, Siege was hidding in a unused burrow, she only had a few wounds.

The Thorn Bush queen looked around, there was no sign of her group, but with her expecting pups she couldn't waste any time to look for them, the lone meerkat went off and started foraging on her own.

With her enemies gone, Phantom could relax, she looked at her family and decided to lead them home, the group arrived and saw Octavian, Phantom lead a charge towards him thinking that he might try to harm her pups.

Octavian ran off but Mouse was not so lucky, Phantom was furious that her wayward daughter had met with a enemy a second time. After biting her tail base the Pale Sands headed below ground for the night.

The next day Siege was up first, she lost her pups, although this is a sad moment she sheds no emotion, a figure appears close to the burrow, Siege perks up, could it be Rogue, it's Octavian.

Most of the Thorn Bushes are up, Antigra and Rogue are sitting a distance from the group, Antigra is grooming him and it's clear she is deciding to make her new position permant by mating with her sister's king.

But Antigra's pups are at risk, Warbeak is pregnant as well and she'll be having her pups after her aunt, Warbeak might killed the pu and this could be trouble, but right now Antigra doesn't care she is more interesting in love.

As for Siege, she doesn't know what to think, she decides that Octavian is a better mate than Rogue and she runs towards him, Octavian grooms her and they mate, after their meeting Siege heads for her own land.

Octavian decides to try roving at the Pale Sands, he already got Mouse in trouble and now he's looking for his next target, and Moth has caught his eye. But Moth isn't interested.

Siege has crossed the border and is making steady progress towards the burrow, but what will happen when she finds her sister not only in charge but pregnant? This could be a fight for dominance.