Mum had encouraged them to seek out Jael for fight training right? But Ken wasn't in much of a mood for hard work, so instead, he had snuck off the island and wandered through the Briar, towards the steep sided river he had seen when he was making his way back with that mean fox on the windy day. What he didn't expect, was for his Mum's bird to dob on him.

So he couldn't know that maybe he wasn't out here alone when one of the 'big rocks' that, to be fair, looked a whole lot browner and furrier than the ones that surrounded it, stood up, towering on two thick legs and turned a ginormous, round eared head to look at him with beady black eyes and roared.

The answering shriek that echoed off the walls of the fjord was decidedly feminine. Where was the damsel and who peed on his foot?

Oh wait, it was him.

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Wasn't Kenway supposed to be finding her for a lesson? Jael thought Modesty had said something about him coming her way, and Jael really wasn't about to disappoint her. Well, maybe she'd gotten out of being tackled and bashed around for a bit, but... no. No, she was going to go track his little fluffy self down. Little. He already eclipsed her in weight... height maybe? Fuck. Still.

Tracking the boy's scent to the Fjord left Jael's forehead creased, her gait a bit clipped. How had he gotten that far off course? No, she couldn't go getting frustrated with Gil's kids. With Modesty's kids. She really was starting to enjoy them for the most part and-- was that a scream? It sounded like a little girl, but Jael wasn't missing a little girl. What had Kenway gotten into this time? He didn't strike her as the blood thirsty type but... hm.

Picking up a quick, three-beat lope the girl rounded a corner and... fuck. The scream had been Kenway and the reason? A grizzly bear. With a sharp bark and a snarl, Jael lunged forward, going for the back of the bear's ankles. If there's one thing she knows how to do, right? It's fierce, quick. No one would be eaten by a brown bear today, thank you.
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The once peaceful fjord was quickly escalated to a cacophony, the grumbling bear, his mother's screaming kite plunging at it's face, Jael barking and charging at its legs and the echoes of his own screams bouncing off the walls. The blur of merle pulled him from it though, he was almost a year old, he shouldn't be so scared, right? And besides, their combined efforts seemed to have the thing off balance, he'd have to be quick or 4 paws would be planted back on the narrow path and they'd all be fucked.

The boy took a deep breath as he ran forward, biting at the bears hip and throwing all his weight into giving it a shove. If they got it just a little further back, maybe they'd find out where the fjord got its' name?

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Chaos unfolding before her eyes, even more in her head. The kid-- fuck. The bear-- fuck! Heart pounding in her chest, head spinning, shoulders aching, but she needed to fucking focus. Pulling her shit together and biting at the heels of the grizzly, Jael was trying to inflict maximum pain on the creature. Hackles up, trying to drive it. Drive it away. Buy Kenway time to escape.

It's okay to be scared. Jael would probably quietly admit to Gil later that it had been scary, if he asked. Right, they needed to get the bear off balance. As Jael snarled and bit, let her shining teeth flash in the sun, threw herself forward into the bear... it seemed to be working. It tried to twist, tried to bat at the small dog. Though she took a great, clawed paw to the shoulder with a yelp, she wouldn't let up. This was feeling a little more dire than she planned, actually.
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Jael's yelp actually froze his blood a little, and the paw swung in his direction too. He dropped to the ground and ducked, narrowly avoiding the massive paws with their sharp claws. Oh shit... but they'd make pretty cool gloves or jewelry, right? Probably wasn't the right time to be having crafting thoughts, the bear was still very much alive.

It stepped back when he lunged for the other ankle, and he really hoped Jael saw it, the bear seemed to be leaning back in slow motion. "Let go!" He shouted, angling his head for another decent shove just to send the bear on its way. he wasn't convinced the fall would be enough, but at least it would give them some space.

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Jael's calm is near-deadly. She's turned to something stony, stalwart in her defense of the boy. She had to. For all the reasons in the world, the least of which being that it was the right thing to do. Sure, that was on her list too, but... fuck. Jael lunged at the bear, teeth gnashing and snapping. Sending it on its way, but something more than that.

It was near the edge of the fjord. A steep, steep, edge. Lunging, barking, snarling-- all of it. Snapping. Her hackles up high down her back. Head tossing. Everything about the dog read fierce. Though the bear had rung her bell, she wasn't going to let up. She wasn't going to relent. It's easier to be brave when it's a predator. It's easier to be brave when it's not her life she's saving.

The bear stumbled backwards, losing its balance. Panicking. Stumbling. Tumbling backwards, and down the edge of the fjord. Jael is quick to lunge forward to make sure the little brown pup is out of harm's way, at least as best she can. Fuck. "How the fuck is this coming to find me for a lesson?" Jael's tone isn't one of anger, but bewilderment. Heart still pounding, head still spinning. Dude what the hell?
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The boy watched as the bear tumbled over and down and out of sight. There were a lot of big rocks on the way down and the beastie would either be dead or have a pounding headache when it finally awoke. His attention was drawn back to Jael when she spoke and he flattened his ears and dropped his head, looking back at her with a tight-lipped apologetic grin. "We-ah, explored the challenges posed in different terrain... or sumthin', yeah?" His tail waved cheekily at his back and his head tilted to try and add to the charm. "I won' tell if you don't. But I reckon its a shame it fell so far, the teeth an' claws would look great on some jewelry..." He was trying, subtly, to suggest that maybe they shouldn't race home just yet.

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He's trying to be charming... trying, and it leaves Jael all but gripping the bridge of her nose. Incredulous as she looks at the boy, unsure whether to laugh or smack him upside the head. Really, Kenway was lucky that he was too big, too heavy for her to drag home by the scruff of his neck. "How exactly does 'I saved your son from being eaten by a bear' make me look like the bad guy?" Unsure exactly what was going through the boy's head or... if there was anything at all.

And then the boy effectively asking if she had any games on her phone. Jael gave a long, slow suffering sigh as she looked at Kenway. "How are you even so sure it's dead?" Squinting for a moment longer before stepping to the edge, peering over. Only a few hundred yards to their right was a ragged pathway down, not the most dangerous and... yeah. Bear at the bottom was dead. Still deeply frustrated and already exhausted, Jael led the way to the trail, bidding her bird go find something to use as a makeshift sack to wrap their treasures in. "You have to share, though." Grumbling, but they would make some cool jewelry and good tools.

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The boy snickered when she asked how saving him made her look bad and he shrugged, "Doesn' take much ter make mum mad at the moment, I certainly never thought she was reasonable." It was a joke, and he was clueless. It was said in a very parents am I right? tone and was quickly wiped from his mind when it looked like she might be close to giving in.

He slid on loose stones as he approached the edge and ended up on his stomach, front limbs dangling over as he joined her to look down. It was definitely dead... right? And all he had to do was share with one person and not all of his siblings?!?! He nodded his agreement. "C'mon, lets loot that body!" His butt wiggled as he shimmied back to stand, ignoring the pounding of his heart in his chest. No need to panic, nothing bad had happened.

The path was steep and narrow, and his limbs were too long and his paws were too big, so he slipped and stumbled his way down to where the bear had landed. "Do we jus'... Chew em off?" After all this, how were they going to get the teeth?

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Though Jael scowled at the boy, she doesn't protest further. She'd pick her battles, and if they'd gone through the trouble of killing the bear, there was no use in letting it go to waste. Heaving a sigh, the girl peered down at the beast. Looking at the way it had sorrta splattered at the bottom... yeah that looked pretty dead to her. Okay, fine. They could go loot the body. Carefully picking her way down to where the carcass lay, gaze keen and curious. Keeping an eye on Kenway in her periphery, making sure he doesn't take a shitter on the rocky surface. Not graceful, but good enough. Okay. They're okay.

"A saw, if you can manage." Jael's gaze flickered to her companion, tipping her chin back from whence they came. It wasn't far, and there was a cache on the closest outlying island. Gaze returning to the boy, Jael shook her head softly. "We'll take the four paws whole, it will be easier to get the claws out cleanly, so they'll be more valuable." She explained, circling to the bear's jaw. It had been broken in the fall, and she's easily able to pry the creature's mouth open far wider than natural.

"We can start prying the teeth loose though, look," Jael motioned to the boy. Knocking against the bear's teeth, seeing which would come loose under her grip. Some would be easier than others, but already a few were beginning to rock. She'd hold it still, and they could work together to get them loose.

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Ken eyed off the massive paws, hefting one and then another as Jael's bird flew off to fetch a saw. It was... Gory to think of how the flesh would tear and the bones would crack under the serrated teeth of the blade, but then, were his own teeth that different? At least he supposed this way he might not break a tooth.

Golden eyes watched intently as Jael moved so fearlessly to wretch the bears monstrous head around. He could see it was dead, but it's roars still rung in his ears. He climbed up on the stomach of their fallen foe to get a better look in its mouth, and whether from the pressure of his body weight being forced upon it, or just part of natural process, the corpse farted, breaking the seriousness of the lesson for just a moment and the boy struggled to maintain his balance through the giggles that wracked his frame. He was still just a boy, and farts were hilarious, even when they came from big shaggy brown bears.

Ken angled his head to get a better look and reached into the jaws Jael was holding parted to try and wriggle some of the massive teeth loose. He could brute force some of them, at least to get them wiggling, but they might need Jael's smaller form to actually wrestle them loose. He paused for a break and spotted the bird, struggling under the weight of the blade but arriving none the less. "I reckon the ones that're left'll come if yer can get at 'em... Wanna swap before we do the paws?"

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Jael's companion isn't gone for long, returning with the saw. It was going to be their saving grace, even if the work would be hard. For once, Jael is grateful for Kenway's near-boundless energy. Really, for as much of a handful as the kid could be, she could at least put him to work now.

A rueful chuckle crosses her lips as the boy busts out giggling. Well, it's always something, right? Her tail wagging loosely at her haunches as she moves to help the boy. Wiggling and trying to free the carcass of its teeth was tedious, but lucrative. Already, the pile was growing beside them.

"Yeah, here, I've got it." Her movements are careful, prying the remaining teeth free of the skull. It's hard work, dirty work, but looking at the pile of teeth felt good. "You want to start on the paws? As long as you don't cut yourself." Jael's tone holds an edge of warning, just in case.

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Kenway looked on with interest as Jael pried the rest of the teeth free from the bears jaws. It wasn't pretty work, but it would be by the time they were done with it, he could tell already. When her bird arrived with the saw, a sharp metal wire with teeth with a ring on each side for him to slip his toes through, he nodded his head, wishing he had a blade to cut through the flesh so he at least had a groove to get started in, if he had been able to cut the flesh and tendons away to the bone and then just saw through the bone, it would probably be a faster process. Next time. He thought to himself. He'd have to start gathering up some tools of his own and this was a handy bit of kit to have. He'd save his breath for now, and ask Jael where she'd gotten it from, once they got home.

Flecks of flesh and fat spattered the boy from head to toe as he worked on separating one paw, and then another from the massive beast. He was starting to run out of steam, but he powered through the third before stumbling towards the last paw, Determined to not leave anything behind that could be of use to them later. Even the skin he wanted to come back for, but he wouldn't drag Jael back with him. If the plan hatching in his head ever came together the way he wanted it to, he didn't want her knowing he had it.

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