Strength in numbers - even just 2

Tove fights, snarling at the huge grizzly that had dared to try and attack Kotori. Fleetingly, she sees his earthen form disappear behind the bear and the scarred woman feels a wave of relief coursing through her. Now she can focus on taking this thing down without worrying if it will attack Ko. It strikes out at her, with paws and teeth, sensing that its end is near. The scarred nebula woman ducks under paws, slaps away the muzzle and leaps at the already open wound on its neck.

Teeth slice through flesh and muscle, finding the soft arteries and veins that hide underneath. Tove rips and tears, effectively ending the bear’s life but the creature is too stubborn to realize it. They fight until the creature’s body gives out, the older wolf not backing away until the beast gurgles its final breath. Blood coats Tove, staining her nebula pelt crimson as she stands over the dead grizzly. Eyes move from the carcass to where Kotori stands and offers him a gruesome smile as the adrenaline of the moment fades away.


"Tove Baade"