its a kodiak moment

his own confusion was evident, and she frowned at him but said nothing. surely, seeing the state of this world, did he expect her to do any less? Eliphas was a small wolf, smaller than some men, and he did not seem to be able to fight. she did not care so much if he was small but wandering around in this ravaged landscape would only bring trouble. especially since he didn't know where these family members were. the volcano erupted and she was seeing the effects unknowingly. forced from their hibernation, the predators and small prey animals would be a problem. she half-expected a hyena or lioness to come across the young man, and gobble him up. as for the small mammals, they would be very hard to hunt.

but he didn't argue with her on it. he merely accepted she'd stubbornly trail after him until she was sure he was safe. when he brought the arm of the bear back, Eliphas was covered in blood. she shifted to allow him room to groom himself free of the crimson if he so chose, but she extended a massive paw to collect the arm. taking her spear in her jaws again, she worked to remove the pelt from the meat. tanning it would be trouble without salt. but she had a water source to soften and fire to char the oils from it. after removing the skin, she took the meat and threw it near the fire. with the iklwa, she poked and prodded it until it became a soft brown. "eat. please" she added in the formality, extending a piece of sliced meat to her new comrade.

- - "Talking!" Walking. 'Thought/Others!' - -
3/3 fought a large predator (grizzly bear)
1/3 crafted tanned hide