Long Winter's Sleep

"Eska"

As she was dancing with the bear, a pup came out of nowhere and drew the ursine's attention away. Shit. The bear turned and started after the child, but Eska was on it. With its body curled, she felt safe enough to sink her teeth into its face. The bear roared and shook its head, ready to slash and bite, but a second wolf appeared, sinking her teeth into its elbow. This was becoming a lot more complicated, but if the woman was just protecting the child, Eska could understand. Still, they would have to go about this carefully so that the bear would run off rather than after one of them. With the child there, both women would have to be on their toes. A child was an easy target and a bear as large and as old as that one would surely know it.