Bearclaw Valley stay away, away, away

oooouu <3

soon it would be time to draw apophis and asperas from the den again, take them through ursus, drag them beyond into blood and battle. when they were older. of course.
aventus had become quite the leader in his own right, and merrick, while aware of his own mortality, enjoyed seeing his eldest son flourish so greatly.
their youth kept the bearking most lately upon the borders or perched upon the sentinel stone. he was there now, and when his single eye saw the curved, deferential figure, merrick leapt down and paced forward with a smirk. 
the one who had hunted easthollow with him.