Nova Peak must gnaw

He did not know it (or did not know he knew it...) but he bark of an alder tree soothes toothaches, which Swift and his siblings had their share of as their teeth grew in. When he latched onto the sapling, he did not maul for the sake of mauling, he instead worked with purpose to tear a strip that he could chew on. He heard the growl of his father as the king rounded the den, but he either ignored it or did not register it as meaning anything; it was hard to say with the stubborn Swift. As Scimitar's jaws closed on his nape and pulled him free, a small strip came with him, which he held as tight as his developing muscles could. He growled quietly, annoyed - of course.