At the waters edge

Kotori could be arrogant and sure he looked down on the majority of wolves he ran into but, that didn’t mean he was unable to drop the haughtiness to work in a team.  For the moment, in this fight, the two wolves were equally fighting to kill the beast.  Kotori didn’t have time to get a good observation of the stranger nor ask about his bloodline and he wouldn’t make assumptions.  After the bear was dead then Kotori could focus more on who the help was.  Still, a wolf that would charge into a bear fight could get at least a portion of respect.

The bear changed its target and ran towards the stranger.  Kotori lowered his neck, tilted his head so the muzzle pointed at the ground, and charged at the bear’s back leg.  Kotori’s horns punctured the bear's leg.  The wolf jerked his head up to turn the puncture into a gash.  He had gained the bear's attention, and as it turned from the stranger Kotori backed up.  The bear roared angrily as it swung a fist at Kotori and the wolf stepped away as the beefy arm went by, snapping his teeth into the palm.

The bear's attention was once more focused on Kotori, leaving the stranger an opening for the stranger to attack.

"Kotori Fatalis"