Chimera Fields apollonius

Her answer only confirms his own life's trajectory for him. Nuak has no purpose within Ursus without Avicus there. If she does not return then he fears returning without her. He fears Merrick's disappointment, Astara's teeth, as well as the inherent violence of Aventus. To live within the bearcult without the girl he is sworn to guard, Nuak does not know what might become of him.

She returns to her grooming. The sound of her tongue across her fur, her teeth tugging at sap or clumps, soon fills the space. Nuak does not say anything — nor does he move from where he is planted. He does not have to make up his mind about this as the choice was never his own — where Avicus goes, so does Nuak.