Peace was never an option

Rudy followed along with the little group, grinning chipperly at the day's task.  He had spent enough time with Fern on hunting and some fighting but when had he last fought anything with his brother?  Rudyard followed Art’s lead, scenting the air for both predators and taking note of what the normal prey of the region was up to.  The berry grove was a great place to find prey and predator alike.  

When they found the bear it was hardly a menacing sight.  Most of the time it was finding an angry ticked-off bear or one being overly nosy but this one was minding its own business.  Art’s direction to not kill reminded Rudyard all too well of a long time ago.  The first time he’d seen a bear had been with Resin and she had also wanted to chase it off with no need to kill it.  Well, Resin had been involved with most all of Art’s training after all and just raising them in general.

Shaking off the reverie he nodded to Art’s instruction and as his brother lead the charge Rudy made his own move.  He ran to get a wide circuit, to get on the opposite side of the bear, snapping at a hind leg and hopping away before the bear could get a strike in.  They wanted to chase it off meant it needed to be able to run well enough so, if at all possible he’d avoid harming it more than necessary as well.  It just needed to fear them or even find them too much of a nuisance for a placid meal.

"Rudyard Carpathius"