Silvertip Mountain I wonder if I've been changed in the night

She deeply considered the bear king's words. If she didn't fear death for herself, then she shouldn't fear it for others. And Merrick was right: death was inevitable. When they would die was beyond their control, and it wouldn't do her any good to waste time fretting about losing the ones she cared about. But knowing these things intellectually wouldn't always be enough to squash the fear in her heart; that would take time and practice. I guess I'll have to learn that it is beyond my control, Arielle told him after of few moments of serious thinking. Fear is difficult to ignore. It came from a place of self-preservation, but she knew she couldn't let it overcome logic and the belief that the bear always had a plan.