Moonspear Wake the giant

As Floki blinked up at the ledge, there was suddenly a commotion from above. Without warning, two figures suddenly came careening over the side, plunging down the slope at breakneck speed. He snarled in surprise, his hackles standing on end as he curled himself protectively around Wildfire, blue eyes fixed on the grey and brown bodies -- even as they hurtled past, he identified Nishu and a bear.

With that realization, Floki's blood ran cold. He froze while Dash took action, navigating his way down the uneven side of the mountain after their packmate and the ursine. Knowing that the lives of both Dash and Nishu were in danger, Floki acknowledged that he had to do something -- but it was difficult to set his feet into motion. There weren't many things that he was afraid of, but bears topped the short list.

He reached down to nudge Wildfire, his heart hammering. She seemed to be out of it but still conscious, so he murmured, "Stay here." Then, Floki darted away, staying above Nishu and Dash and carefully keeping an eye on the back of the bear's head. He heard its fearsome growl and glanced down to see that Dash had valiantly attacked it. Floki was not that brave; he knew that he would be useless in a head-on battle with the bear. But he had another idea.

When he had put some distance between himself and his packmates -- still on the ledge far above them -- he began to scratch at the stone with his forepaws. He dislodged enough rocks of varying sizes that he hoped they would cause a distraction to the bear when they went tumbling down the mountainside. Perhaps it would even be loud and surprising enough to scare it away, at least long enough to get the injured Nishu and Wildfire out of there. The rocks began to clatter and he turned to watch the bear for its reaction.