Bearclaw Valley flat horror

for abel, indra tag for ref! <3

as he had done with @Indra III, merrick showed up each day in tumbleview to inform @Abel Redleaf that his mother had never existed and that he belonged to the bear.
it became sportive for him.
it became necessary to merrick.
laurel must be excised.
today he limped toward the high jutting den with a sliver of meat. "come out, come out," he whispered in a cackle to the boy.