Not Quite Bear Season...

Sadness lingers in the nebula-cloaked boy’s eyes as he looks out across the range. This is where Kore had spent the first few months of his life, where his family is from and now… they are all gone, spread out across the land. A sigh rolls out of the nearly yearlings’ chest as he ponders what he and his sibling will be doing. They have been camping out by the Rio Grande but they have been growing restless, eager to explore what all the world holds. Standing, Kore shakes out his starry pelt before turning back toward where the river is. Slowly, he walks back toward his family, thoughts buzzing like millions of locusts in his head.

A sound catches Kore’s attention and the tall pup looks over to see a pair of black bears rooting through the bare berry bushes. They have awoken early, the berries haven’t even begun to grow but that doesn’t make them any less hungry. They see him, mouths pulling down as they scent the air and find him alone. Paws hit the ground as the bears begin to move toward him, huffing at the boy. Kore looks between them, annoyance written plainly on his face. Paws spread as Kore stands his ground, growling loudly at the advancing black bears before rushing in to aim a bite at one of their muzzles.


"Kore Regni"