just bearly

Ochitsuki and Kotori worked in tandem, coming at the bear from either side so that it's attention wasn't on one or the other for too long. They had hunted together during their travels and of course they'd run across predators, so they knew fairly well what the other was capable of.

Ochi had left her sword behind today, opting instead for comfort and easy travel. It was fine. She didn't need her weapon to kill and, knowing that Kotori was here with her, she felt even more confident. The earthen man had proven that he was reliable and that she was important to him. He was a protector and she knew that she fell under his protection.

Skirting around the far side of the bear, the monochromatic fae took advantage of Kotori's bite to the back of the bear's leg. Her teeth sank into the tender flesh behind one elbow and she whipped her head back and forth until blood flowed, staining the pristine white of her coat.

"Ochitsuki"