Born For This

Strix wanders along the beach of the family’s island, mismatched eyes looking to distant shore of the dam. How he longs to go and explore. Sure, the island is great but there are only so many times he can dissect rabbits and fish. Over there is where all the fun animals live! Huffing in annoyance at himself, the pup turns his back on the land beyond his home and moves toward the compounded. He grumbles to himself as he goes, mostly about how unfair it is that he is stuck here but he also intersperses how much he hates being short.

A sound pulls his attention off his petty grievances and toward the beach to his right. Ears, perk and Strix moves to find the source of this strange new sound. Hunkering down in the grass as he goes, the sight of a huge grizzly bear soon greets the pup. It has stopped to shake the water out its fur. A smile appears on his lips as the pup watches the bear, already making plans on how to attack it. Suddenly, Strix bursts from hiding spot and rushes toward the grizzly. A snarl rips itself from his throat as the pup rushes in, using his smaller size to weave around legs and under the bear’s stomach. He delivers a quick bite to a back paw before racing away, the grizzly bellowing in anger at his retreating form.


"Strix Klein"