Hey Kid - I was trying to relax

Kotori never told the pup he could join the battle.  Actually, he’d nudged the pup back to try and make the point clear.  There wasn’t any real time to discuss it and the pup wasn’t his child nor in a pack with him.  Well, would that really matter?  Gritting his teeth hurt so Kotori forced himself to stop as he ran back at the bear, mostly ignoring the child.  If the shrimp wanted to fight Kotori would just have to work that much harder.  Damn.

The bear didn’t try to slam into Kotori this time.  As the wolf charged back at him the bear swept a meaty paw at him.  Maybe it didn’t want him near its muzzle again?  Kotori felt smug even as he crunched down on the paw, drawing blood but not nearly enough damage.

The bear jerked its paw back and Kotori jogged around to the side, slamming his horns into its thigh, dragging them out.  The bear spun trying to attack the wolf but Kotori kept pace with him, staying just out of reach of its other paw.  The muzzle came near him again, the bear planning to bite him assuredly.  Kotori opened his mouth in a threatening motion, the bear hesitating since Kotori had managed a bite to the muzzle once.  Kotori slammed his horns to the underside of the bear's jaw.  It was a quick motion before he continued running around behind the bear as it lumbered after him with a hateful roar.

"Kotori Fatalis"