Can we kill it?

Chade nodded at Manea’s question an eagerness often reserved for youth.  “yes, please?” He’d lost the chance to have childish dreams or really enjoy foolish games but he was regaining something lost prior.  Dreams for the future and confidence in himself.  There could be more in life than one day at a time and predators like this bear were no longer a thing he had to run from to live.  It could learn to run from him.  Today he still needed the help of an adult but he could assist and when he got older he’d be as strong as Manea or Alastor and be able to kill these things on his own.

He was going to get to lead!  He had to be doing good if she was going to let him lead, right?  Chade was quickly growing stronger now that he had a constant supply of food and was able to rest properly each day.  On top of that, his body never seemed to want to stop growing!  

The bear turned its shoulder to them, seemingly willing to leave them be so it could go about its own devices.  For the moment at least the bear didn’t want to deal with them.  Chade glared at it, the way it seemed to find them no threat.  It was about to learn otherwise!   Chade walked closer to the bear one step, a second step and on the third, the bear looked at him with a warning gaze.  Chade stared at its eyes for a moment, deciding how he felt about having the bear's full attention.  It was perhaps only the beat of two hearts they looked at each other before Chade smiled at it.  His own personal victory as this time no fear fought against his ideas of fighting it.

With that sorted out Chade charged straight towards its back leg.  The bear of course turned about to face Chade but the boy just circled the bear, and indeed sunk his teeth into its back leg.  The bear spun about a paw coming out to swipe at the boy.  Chade danced with the bear as it turned a stride but grudgingly had to let go to dodge the claws.

The bear looked angry as it moved towards Chade.  The blue wolf raised up his hackles, showing his teeth daring it.

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