An Unexpected Welcome

A gentle rain veiled the willows as the vermillion boy padded about, his ears flicking to keep the rain off of them. Scent was unreliable at the moment, so as his golden eyes caught sight of a ghostly white figure across the way… well, the boy surged forth to confront his specter from her flank. Half thinking it was an actual ghost. She seemed lost in her own world, and as he approached silently, curiously, he took notice of a blur of motion behind her. The boy immediately grew defensive, his predatory instinct taking over as he craved to hunt the beast down, and to protect the phantom. The bear, behind the unaware woman, was massive. It was unlike anything Redrum had ever seen before. It was…. Bigger than a grizzly. And he had never faced a polar bear before to know what it truly was. Instead of alerting her with  loud bark, the boy chose to snap his teeth together to gain her attention, eyes wide and alert as he tries to warn her of the danger behind her. His ears are flat, as he mouths the words ‘behind you.’