Moonspear bear necessities

She quickly realized the current was too swift and the water too shallow to host any schools of fish—at least anything larger than a minnow. Kala couldn't be bothered with such small prey, including the bullfrog that suddenly splashed near her right paw. The bear licked her lips and then walked straight through the small stream, the water cool and refreshing in the July heat and humidity. Upon reaching the other side, she simply continued ambling through the terrain, resuming her search.

Kala stopped short with a snort when the breeze delivered the scent of wolves. She knew of the pack that lived upon the mountain and typically gave them a wide berth. She respected their claim (even if it didn't deter her from living on the mount as well) and didn't seek to interfere with them. Truthfully, she hoped to avoid them. Her great head swung back and forth as she combed the air for more scents, trying to discern their location and other details.

After realizing they couldn't be far and that there were more than just one or two, Kala felt her fight-or-flight mode engaging. She didn't really want a fight and, moreover, she had a cub to protect. With surprising swiftness, the grizzly bear swung around and trotted back through the creek, splashing noisily, and began navigating back toward where she'd left Galaxy in the cave.

Deep down, Kala knew the cub was actually a pup and that she likely belonged to this very pack. When Galaxy had first fallen, she had even planned to return her to her family. But in her grief over her loss, Kala had quite quickly come to think of the young wolf as her own daughter and the reluctance to let her go had grown with each passing day. By now, she had even convinced herself that Galaxy really was her cub. She felt possessive of her, as well as defensive.

In the mother bear's mind, the wolf pack posed a threat to her cub. She needed to get back to the cave and squirrel Galaxy away in the bowels of the mountain again. With a grunt, Kala picked up the pace.

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