Great Bear Wilderness Walla walla

The roar effectively stopped Peregrine in his tracks. He blinked hard, listening as the noise tore through the air and echoed into the distance. She did not look in his direction, so he didn't know if the warning was meant for him or... possibly other bears? The wolf began to walk again, slowly, falling further back. He wondered where Finley got the guts to actually get up close and personal, much less pick fights with bears. Peregrine didn't know whether this made him respect her more... or consider her a suicidal idiot. Maybe a little bit of both.

Suddenly, he was wondering whether he and a bear could possibly understand one another. He barely gave it any thought before calling out, "Hey! Bear!" to see if and how she responded. Peregrine slowed even more, bracing his legs to make a break for it if she began lumbering back in this direction.