Bearclaw Valley saturn

No telling whether this guy was brave or stupid. Probably some combination of both. Aventus observed the exchange between his mate and the stranger with an inscrutable expression. Internally, every mention of the bear made him wince.

Would Arielle spill his blood if she knew his heart? He admired how she fit into Ursus like she'd known it all her life. She was a shining paragon for the type of recruit Ursus wanted. He loved her, but quailed at how much her newfound savagery unsettled him.

And what, exactly, do you bring to Ursus? That was the other side of it. Aventus hadn't cared for Merrick's joining interviews before, but with a dog in their ranks that he considered useless and a host of formerly trusted comrades showing their true colours after taking resources, leaving Ursus shorthanded indeed, he didn't have much tolerance left for charity cases.