Sawtooth Spire Mollusus

Sleep came to him fleetingly throughout the night. Typically the witching hour proved to be the most troublesome in catching some shuteye, but as far as he knew, that has already passed. So there he lay, curled up snugly within his den, nose nestled within his fluffy tail, dozing. Thankfully, no dreams colored his sleep tonight.
INDENTA demanding sound make him thrust his crown heavenward, eyes wide and ears erect. Was that...Tonravik? Scrambling, he exited his den and hastily booked it to Tonravik's location. No sooner did the she-bear's howl end did Iqniq's begin. If father and mother were calling for help, then some beast in the night must be harassing them. A really big, terrifying predator. What if...what if it was Arverk's attacker?
INDENTHe picked up the speed, strides as wide and as fast as a wolf his size and girth would allow. Closing in, he dully noted the scent of blood. Wolf in origin. Rushing through a patch of bramble, he spotted his pack mates. Nanuk, Tyrannus, and Iqniq were huddled around the den entrance. To his astonishment, the offenders were nothing so grandiose as a cougar or a grizzly bear. It was just a bunch of coyotes. How they came to be here, he had no idea. Wha-
INDENTHaving not paid much attention to his immediate surroundings, Tatsuya felt something brush against his extended forelimb as he barreled right on by it, emitting heat. He assumed it was actually a coyote hiding away in foliage and shadow, observing her brethren launch their assault. In the few nanoseconds of deciding between this hidden bitch and those that heckled his pack mates, he went for those gathered 'round the den. No doubt Tonravik was in that lair, shielding her young from harm. She was their last line of defense and Tatsuya was not comfortable with the thought of one single coyote entering that den.
INDENTHis other pack mates seemed to be keeping the others busy. They could keep on doing that. Iqniq here was being bombarded and he was already bleeding. He continued onward, slowing, bounding towards the one that had successfully assaulted Iqniq. He sought to find purchase upon the scavenger's prominent spine so that he might crush it.