Ouroboros Spine Looms but the Horror of the shade,

One ear turned backward to hear the approach of Kodiak. She had presumed he would come beside her, but instead he nipped at her flank. Tonravik swung her head to him, alert, now, and intrigued; it was only Echelon who ever was so bold with her. Tonravik had known the brown bear for some time, but not nearly so long as Echelon, who she responded to with her own brandished fangs. This she treated no differently, her gums lifted and her fangs exposed as she moved to return the favor.

Her own muzzle moved toward a shoulder, to attempt to nip the area where chest and shoulder came together, before throwing herself backward and out of reach to an immediate retaliation, ears fanning forward as a low growl was emitted.