bear necessity

He wasn’t sure what was wrong with him and why he couldn’t seem to get very far away from Fireside’s borders. He needed to go see his family, when he left he’d promised to return often to visit. He enjoyed being with his family, he felt complete and at home like Lirim was still standing. Lachlan grit his teeth as he pulled his features up from the trail he was following. He tried to discard the thoughts he had of his kin and the reason that Lirim no longer existed. His mother and brother were safe now, that was what mattered right? As long as he didn’t put too much thought to the state they’d been rendered he could continue on as normal.

Lach continued onward, his steps nearly silent as he slipped through the fruits trees now heavy with their harvest. His mind was racing but he was focused on his task. Lachlan wasn’t the greatest of hunters, he failed much more often than he succeeded. Still, he tried and that’s what counted, he was able to feed himself but not much else. The young man continued onward, following the trail of his prey.

Until the scent of bear overwhelmed him. Eyes widened as he crouched and looked up, bright eyes searching for the creature. The black bear was eating some of the fruit that had already fallen from the branches. Lachlan wasn’t an impressive fighter, he’d never been incredibly interested but he knew the basics of self defense. That didn’t mean that he could fight off a bear. Lachlan made to back away before he was discovered, but his foot hit a branch. The bear looked up and saw him and almost as if a switch went off the bear realized its position.

”Shit.” The boy cursed and turned to run, but the bear was right on his heels. He’d have to fight. A huge black paw reached out to swipe at his back feet and Lachlan only just kept himself from tripping up and falling but the beast was right on him. Lachlan had no other choice and he turned on the bear and let out a roar to put the creature off and maybe give himself some time.