Even the land is my enemy!

Chade had spent a lot of his youth roaming about the land before he’d found a pack to join.  Even when he joined a pack it had included traveling from auster to northern boreas so was it any surprise that he felt a desire to roam a ways?  The surrounding area had some less than hospitable areas and this particular mountain was an area that he couldn’t have dared trek on when he was smaller.

The boy’s coat had grown thicker to offer more warmth and protection from the snowy cold.  Confidence in his balance had the boy roaming the dangerous rocky landscape with curiosity and a sort of enjoyment in the challenge the surrounding area offered him.

The wind howled about and kicked up snow to make visibility a shaky thing at points.  Chade had stepped in front of a cave but one stride in realized it was already inhabited.  The wind and snow had hidden the scent of the bear but the cave offered protection from those hindrances and made the scent of the bear clear as the scent of rotting meat.  The bear was able to smell him easily also.  Chade backed up, wide-eyed at just how huge the polar bear was.  Were all the white bears this huge?

His shock wore off after a moment and the memory struck him that he had refused to cave to fear and flee a predator.  Chade snarled at the polar bear as it stood up on its two hind legs to make itself even larger.  The snow kicked up snow like a wall of white between them.  Chade ran through it, leaping up to bite into a thickly muscled arm, shaking his head with muted growls and gleaming red eyes of hate.  It only lasted a few seconds before the beefy arm swung wide and Chade had to let go, feet slipping as he landed on a mix of ice, snow, and rock.  The terrain itself was going to be his enemy now! Well, that meant enemy for the bear also right?  No, its huge feet and claws seemed to work well over this landscape.

Chade took one step back to reposition himself but boldly snarled at the bear again, leaping away to avoid a massive paw swipe.  He tried to lunge in but the bear lunged forward.  Damn it!  He wouldn’t run!

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