Bearclaw Valley Says he’s broke

pandora, temptress.
she wished entry and merrick snorted out a long breath. he had become less trusting. her eyes promised many things. her lips formed words that should have titillated him.
but those in ursus now had been put to the test.
"i want to see your skills."
treva had been ready to spar despite her loss. what would pandora give to pass beyond the reddened gates of ursus? his paw throbbed with anguish and he embraced it with a sharp exhale through his nostrils. pain was nothing that merrick had not surmounted a hundred times before.
"how will you show me?" his voice slipped lower into a note of teasing.