Bearclaw Valley a predicament

I'm going to go ahead and wrap this one since it's getting outdated and half the participants are no longer active!

Before he reached Glaucous, the needling pain of freshly erupted teeth pinched into his ankle. Aventus’ reaction was immediate. His target shifted from the grey to the black. Twisting his lithe little body, the pup aimed to rake his teeth over Astyanax’s face or neck, whichever part of him he managed to reach first.

That part of Astyanax would learn what real teeth could do to flesh. Aventus pulled no punches with his blow. Avicus was already on him from the other side, ensuring that if Aventus somehow didn’t inflict damage, his sister certainly would.

He managed to slam Astyanax into the ground, but then he was pulled away by the jaws of some adult or another, who rushed forward to protect the younger cubs. With a temperamental snap of his jaws for this perceived betrayal, Aventus whirled and stalked away, fuming at his inability to kill the weakling brat.