Knight in Shining Armor

The male flinched as claws raked across his cheek, three bleeding gashes that would take some time to heal, and growled at the bear. Showing his teeth was a little strange, because of his crooked bottom jaw, but Freyr guessed he would have to get used to that. His golden and black ear flattened to his head as he gave the female a small nod, barely glancing over in her direction, distracted by the bear too much to pay much attention to her yet. Freyr moved away from the bear a little, worried that the minutes he had spent with his niece and nephew might be the last time they saw him again.

Giving the female a glance, Freyr spoke. "Do you think you can help? I'm not much of a savior, but I'll try."