I Was Walking Along, Minding My Business

The bear chases Fern through the trees and the girl’s heart thuds painfully against her ribs. Suddenly, the beast lets out a loud, angry roar and it takes the gray girl a moment to realize it is no longer chasing her. Fern quickly stops and spins around, looking for what has caused the bear to give up its chase. The answer is clear as Fern spies Serenity hanging on the beast’s back, teeth ripping into its shoulder.

Flashing a wide grin, the girl speeds back to the roaring creature, the bear planting it back paws to stand. As it rears back, Fern’s gray form jumps up and grabs one of the bear’s paws. Confusion causes the creature to weigh its options, gaze flicking to the smaller wolf that is pulling his paw back to the ground. Raising the opposite paw, the beast goes to swing for the gray wolf but finds only empty air. Fern has released her grip and is retreating back to prepare for her next attack.

"Fern Lark"