ah man yogi whyyy D:

Balsam succeeded in sinking his teeth into the bear's armpit. He didn't shake his head or do anything to worsen the damage; there just wasn't enough time for that. A single solid attack from the bear and he would be a goner so he was focused on quick, clean attacks that would get him in and out in as little time as possible. He let go of the bear almost as soon as his teeth made purchase. The bear lunged for him but its assault was stymied by an attack by-

The little warrior very nearly choked on his tongue as he caught sight of the massive beast who had just stabbed - yes, stabbed - the bear with his horns. He'd thought Sirius was a monster but this guy? In addition to being huge this guy had horns. How many mutants lived in Boreas? For real, until leaving home Balsam had met just a handful of mutated wolves. Here they were as common as pigeons.

His instinct was to be wary of the stranger, but as it was clear the man was trying to help him, Balsam had no choice but to swallow his misgivings and accept him as an ally. After the bear struck Alarr and sent him flying Balsam leaped forward and sunk his teeth into the bear's left ankle. Hopefully that, combined with the bird's attack, would be enough to turn the bear from Alarr and give him time to recover.