Bearclaw Valley could wrap up the sun, and protect the girls

pregnant.
merrick watched his feline companion move toward the breath of mist rolling between them.
he had left all of bearclaw behind when he had parted ways with evien, departing for a night to conceptualize the great changes that threatened ursus in its infancy.
lips curled; he appeared from the fog like a sneering wraith, thrusting his face near her own.
"heard something funny. wanna hear?"