THIS PLACE IS SO COOL!!!!

There was a chance she could turn into a lion? Holy heck that sounded cool. Ridiculously cool. Kaija gawked at Sparrow incredulously for a moment, jaw going slightly unhinged. "A lion? Oh man. Or maybe like.. a shark. Ooh, ooh! I could swim around and bite all the bad guys with my big teeth!" Well, when they were in the water, which might be tricky. She considered it for a moment, deciding maybe that wouldn't be a horrible thing after she died, only as long as her siblings and mom and dad came with her too.

But oh yeah, back to the bears. But this big, strong girl promised to protect her - well, at least that was how Kaija took it - and it made her feel a lot better. "Holy crap. They must be BIIIIG bears," she gestured wildly around with her tusks as if emphasizing just how big they must be if they dug caves like this. It was a reminder of the fact that she probably should get moving. She prodded at the fallen mushroom before nodding and gently picking it up. Wait.. she had a better idea!

Carefully, very carefully, she set it back down and pressed one of her tusks straight into it. It kind of ruined it, except not really - it was still glowy and cool, just a little more holey now. And she didn't have to worry about it being poisonous or anything. "Yep!" She chirped, mushroom-capped tusk bobbing around as she swung around toward Sparrow. "Let's go!" She was still, looking a little expectant as she clearly stood and waited for Sparrow to lead the way.