Nelu had had a successful trip to Boreas and was now on his way back with a number of items in a piece of hide that swung back and forth lazily in his jaws. He was eager to get back and get to work but just as he'd started to arrive at the Wildberry Grove he spied a large grizzly bear. It was settled in the brush, reaching out and picking berries. Nelu started to try and scoot around the bear but there wasn't a lot of room as the bear was practically blocking the border with the Bifrost. There was no way he wouldn't be seen. Hopefully the bear was too occupied with eating the berries to notice him but alas he was not so lucky. The bear immediately strode toward him, its jaws open and a low growl rolling forth.

She was on her way for her seasonal visit to her parents grave. And against her better judgment, young Avalon had insisted on coming. The journey would be a little slower, but Claire didn't mind. As long as they made it there and back safely, all would be well. She had the capability of protecting herself and her daughter, and that would be put to the test today, apparently. As the pair neared the Bifrost, she slowed down as she scented the air. Her hackles rose, a low growl in her throat as she sensed what was up ahead. One ear turned to Avalon as she asked what was the matter, and although she didn't want to put her in any danger, they needed to cross to get to where they were going. "There is a bear up ahead. Stay behind me." She instructed as they continued their path forward. As they got further onto the Bifrost, she could see the bear up ahead. At least it seemed to be heading in the same direction, so hopefully it would ignore the pair and they could cross in peace. But the more they went, she realized there was another scent in the air intermixed with that of the salty sea. There was another wolf...Hallows...but she wasn't sure who. She checked behind her, but saw nobody else there. Were they up ahead? As the bear continued forward and uttered a low growl, Claire realized that whoever it was, was on the other side of the bear. Perhaps trying to get back home. Well, it seemed like she might have no choice but to fight after all. She quickened her pace, barking at the bear in an effort to catch its attention so that the other wolf could get by it. The bear turned its attention toward her then, swinging its massive head toward the she-wolf and her pup. It was caught between both sides now, and it didn't appear to be in a good mood. "Speak

The young girl was going on a trip with her mother, heading over to Boreas for the start of a long journey North. She had heard stories of her grandparents, and the tradition that Claire decided to start where she visited their resting places once a season to leave a gift of flowers or some other sort of offering. Avalon had insisted on coming along, bugging her mom and telling her she'd be able to make the journey despite how young she was still. Her mother, of course, had given in. And now she was on her way to go see where her lineage most often preferred to be. As they neared the Bifrost, her mother paused and cautiously sniffed the air. Her hackles rose, a low growl bubbling in her throat. Avalon mimicked her, though she didn't know what was going on quite yet. "What is it mama?" When her mom said there was a bear up ahead, her ears flattened with nervousness and excitement. She had never been up close and personal with a bear before! Though she knew they were dangerous. She trailed behind her mom until they got close enough, and when they did, she added her own barks and yips alongside her mothers to distract the bear so their packmate could try to get around it. "Talk" "You" Think

Nelu squared himself up against the bear, his defenses flying into place, hackles raised and fur on end. He snarled, trying to use his size to make the bear reconsider attacking him as well as maybe getting it to scoot to the side. He wasn't sure how his parents felt about bear's in the berry patch but it only made sense it would attack them. The bear slowed, but it didn't seem particularly interested in dropping its threats. Barking caught his attention and he turned to see an older Hallows wolf there… with a pup! His stomach knotted. He had to do something.

With the bear distracted and turning toward the woman and the pup, Nelu darted toward it, fangs latching onto its left knee just long enough to rip flesh before he bounded away. The bear snarled and whirled around to give chase. Perfect! Nelu darted east along the northern boundary of the Wildberry Grove, hoping to get it to follow him.