Firefly Glen I'm sorry if I hurt you, I'm sorry if it got that bad

In a matter of moments, the world shifted. In another world, Keres would have turned to affectionately greet her friend and pupil, maybe headbutt his shoulder. He'd been gone a while, as she had, and she was glad he'd made it home safely before the blizzard descended upong them.

But safely was a relative term, wasn't it?

The bears roar rang load and alien in her ears. There was a second where she was sure fire consumed her leg but... then it died away and she wasn't even sure that she had even felt it to begin with. This contemplation happened in the blink of an eye, moments before her hurtling form collided with a tree trunk. Snow fell heavy to the ground.

The wolf followed.

By some miracle, she retained consciousness enough to send a call up into the air.

BEAR ATTACK BEAR ATTACK BEAR ATTACK

Now to sort out if she could stand...