More then we bargained for

Kichi was relieved the wolf he invited to go with him also was content to be silent.  He’d spent too much of his life alone and too much of his life in hatred of life itself to be keen on making friends.  Still, he was in a pack now and he needed to do better at learning to work with others.  At least this one didn’t need to chat while they moved.

The scent of the deer drew Kichi forward, a sense of joy coming at the hunt ahead but with a bit of hesitation.  Kichi knew how to hunt small game alone but he had much less experience in hunting with other wolves.  His eyes flicked over to Sera but saw something he hadn’t expected.  His pack mate seemed on edge and Kichi took another moment to sniff the air cautiously.

He caught the scent but it was needless as he smelled it as surely as he saw the polar bear charging around some trees that had hid it from them, through the brush and coming straight towards him.  Kichi had lost to a grizzly recently and he wasn’t about to lose to this bear also!

Kichi snarled at the imposing sight, squared off, and ran towards it as well.  Kichi was planning to go to one side and bite for a leg but he wasn’t respecting the bear’s speed enough.  Even as Kichi tried to go for a front leg the bear spun about so Kichi was staring it face to face.  A big paw swept out and Kichi tried to retreat in time but his backside got struck, by the paw and thankfully not claws for the most part but it still ent him tumbling.


"Kichi"