Bearclaw Valley rotting oranges

"out in the world, bernadette," merrick said softly, pleased evermuch that the creature had chosen to give ursus that which he had asked. this moved her up in his mind: willingness to kill one's children was lacking from those supplicated.
"raise them in ursus as servants to the bear."
he tilted his head to one side. "it would not plague you to give one up?" would she fight him at the densite when he came to claim what belonged to the bear? merrick was darkly and completely intrigued.
he motioned that they should keep walking, deeper into the heart of the valley.