Moonspear bear necessities

The voice tentatively called back to her. A rush of adrenaline flooded through Galaxy at its familiarity and she lurched onto her feet once more, wobbling forward. Just around a bend in the path, she spotted one of her older sisters. In her exhaustion, the puppy couldn't recollect her name but she was family. The dirty, emaciated youngster began to run toward Korei.

Galaxy stopped short and froze when the mama bear appeared and rose onto her hind legs. She had never properly seen Kala, not in the light of day and certainly not in such a frightening pose. The bear she knew was big, warm and fuzzy, with a soft, soothing voice and gentle mannerisms. She had saved Galaxy's life (even if she was doing a bad job of it lately). But the sight of this Kala scared her half to death. When Kala roared, Galaxy swore her heart stuttered to a stop.

Then it began beating wildly in her chest. Galaxy's legs felt like jelly but she still managed to jump forward to Korei's side. "No!" she wailed at the gigantic grizzly, her scream simultaneous with someone else's cry of her sister's name. "Kala, stop!"