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The sight of Peregrine and Lasher made her heart nearly leap right out of her chest. She was always happy to see them, but she had never been this happy to see the sight of their stupid, silly faces. Instead of running away from the bear, though, her mate went toward it in a horrific turn of events. "Peregrine, NO!" she screamed, but he was already at the bear's shoulder, nipping at it. Cougars were one thing, and Fox had fought a few in her day. Even coyotes were nothing to scoff at. But bears were not the kind of creatures Fox usually messed with.

She didn't know where Lasher had gone in that moment, but her brain probably wouldn't be able to process that information even if she'd had it. Adrenaline was pulsing through her system, and she knew that her only course of action was to try and get Peregrine away from the—now rather pissed off—bear. With reckless abandon, Fox sped toward her lover and the bear, hoping to cut Peregrine off and get them all the hell out of there.