B-b-b-Bear!!

SHIBA KLEIN

Shiba had not been near enough to Redbud Nook to hear the initial cries for help. She had been off searching for some sign of plant life, medicinal herbs or not, she just wanted to see if there was any chance that this winter might finally release its grip over the land. There was no indication that she could find that it would happen any time soon. It would be a waiting game, and she would have to keep a close eye on her supplies. Luckily, she hadn’t had much need to use any of her stores aside from the trade she had made with the loners at the border, but there was no telling how much longer it would be before things would start to change for the better.

As she neared her den though, prepared to take a little while to rest after her fruitless search, a cry for help reached her. Multiple voices, two of which immediately had her running. Recluses children were in danger, and from what she could hear, it sounded like only one man was there to help. She couldn’t place the name of the blue hued individual who was there, but she had seen him at the pack meeting and was glad to see him there already aiding the children. It wasn’t the first time she’d faced a bear in this territory to help drive it off from a pup. Was it the same one? The bear that had threatened her nephew had fled after her brother arrived, even without them having to do much in the way of fighting, and she hoped her arrival would be enough to make this bear flee the packs lands as well.

She raced up behind the bear, letting out vicious snarls and growls, in the hopes that the sound of backup arriving would be viewed as too big of a threat to the large creature and that together, they would be able to drive it past the borders. She didn’t know if anyone else would come, but if they didn’t, she would do whatever it took to protect the pups of the pack.

"Speech."