Ouroboros Spine foxfire

Story time with the boar-queen. She latched upon the bears when they were mentioned; the sound of her voice led him along and distracted Nuak from the more tedious angles of the climb. As the incline increased the boy slowed, huffing breaths, only half-listening until he had caught up.

As he turned to stare down the way he had come, feeling somewhat exhilarated by the experience of conquering that miniscule hill, his ears twisted to follow Kukutux' voice.

White bear. As fickle a beast as the black and the brown which he knew. They have names? He should have known that; Avicus had probably told him the name of the resident bear within Ursus, but now that he had to think about it, Nuak could not recall.

With a glance to Kukutux, Nuak returned to the path.