Bear!

The Klein boys separate, Morendo avoiding the heavy paws that slam into the ground where the boys had been standing mere seconds before. Strix moves, running around to attack the grizzly’s back legs. They work as a team, Ren keeping the bear’s attention on himself while the smaller boy delivers a series of sharp, painful bites to the hind legs. This grizzly is angry, roaring and swiping at Morendo when he bites it shoulder and neck.

Strix backs away as he realizes that his own attacks are proving useless. He knows that, to defeat this bear, his taller, more powerful brother will need an opening. Mismatched eyes look to the hind leg he had been attacking, tracing the muscles toward where the paw is. There, a tendon runs close to the surface, right there.

Measuring his attack in the span of a few seconds, the small boy darts back in once more. Teeth close around the space close to the bottom of the leg and, with a loud snarl, Strix thrashes his head. A loud, pained roar splits the air and he is forced to retreat as the bear turns to smack him. However, the damage is done and the tendon is severed. Ren now has a huge opening.


"Strix Klein"