Whoa, No

Serenity hadn't even noticed help had arrived until the bear wallowed again, spinning in the direction of the new bite with Serenity flopping around like a fish against it's side. She let go of her grip, spitting quickly to get the bear's, what she thought was infected, blood out of her mouth. She looked to who answered her call, but she couldn't say for sure that she recognized them. Maybe once had she seen them in the courtyard passing through while Serenity herself was up on the castle walls. But that didn't make her feel any differently about the near stranger. Pack member or not, she was here to help. The look in her eyes as they stood side by side was enough clarification that they were working together. Serenity was kind to those who were kind to her.

Serenity moved forward to snap at the bear but without actually attempting to grab it, her eyes flashed towards her new partner just to see if she was going to move forward with her. She too mimicked a snarl the girl had hissed at the bear only a moment before. She saw the fear in the bear's eyes as well, and now that there were two of them, maybe it felt out numbered. It swung again though, maybe just attempting to push them away so it could flee. It's swinging paw landed on the ground holding it up before it coughed aggressively, spewing the neon goo forward and all over Serenity, maybe even on the other girl as well. Serenity was stunned herself for a few seconds, but luckily the bear was turning around to run off to where it came from. Maybe they scared it off, or maybe it was just too sick to continue on. Serenity hoped her new company wasn't crazy enough to chase after it to finish the job, the bear seemed to get the hint at least.

Serenity tried to act cool, or at least relaxed, but inside she was freaking out. Her eyes moved down to her legs where the goo had sprayed all over her chest, legs, paws, into her wound where the mushrooms sprouted. She felt it on her face. She shivered a little to the thought, physical anxiety seeping through as much as she tried to act like everything was fine. "Uh, yeah thanks, uh..." She was going to ask for her name, but her mind was clearly else where. "Sorry, excuse me while I wash this stuff off." She gave an awkward smile like she didn't mean to just run off rudely. Hopefully her more physical actions made it clear that she wasn't in any good condition for a conversation.

Fighting Seasonal Prompt
Total Word Count: 1378 words
Word Count Goal: 1500 words

"Serenity"