Swiftcurrent Creek The fury that eats me alive

/sneaks back in.

I hope it's OK to assume that Scimitar is not as hot-headed and would stop, but if that's not the case, Rach, PM me and I'll edit. :D

Bazi watched them brawl like some grim little mistress, tail flicking impatiently from side to side, mind elsewhere. It was over before she could intervene or even speak up - whatever steam fuelled Jace's tired body in this ill-conceived second battle of the week ran out, and the two separated; the Beta's chilling eyes came to rest on her Sunspire friend. "We are being fools," he said, as if this was news. Bazi's gave him a sharp look, held back her initial response, and glanced briefly back at Scimitar in the Swiftcurrent corner to make sure that her pack-mate had not lost himself to blood-thirst (unlikely, given his temperament).

Bazi only paused long enough to allow the hot rush of blood and adrenaline to ease its monopoly on the two males' hearing. So far, Jace's descent from the mountain had done them no good apart from to fuel the fear that Magpie and Leaf did not have much time. He did not have decision-making powers, and his hotheadedness could have cost them the health of yet another wolf. "I've already told you what we can offer. Fox has disappeared and she will not be welcome back. Ferdie is free to verify that himself." Here she looked to Scimitar for support. Ferdie's was not a face Bazi wished to see near Swiftcurrent, but she was willing to relax the rules if it would secure the return of their own. "Our scouts will return soon to confirm it. After that, she is a free agent and our girls will be let go." Or else sounded too dramatic, but it was there, written at the end of her sentence in tall, invisible letters.