Sanguine Cove So you think that you can take me on?

He cursed to himself as he sprinted full speed across the territory. Why was he always the furthest away when the calls rang out? Why, why why?!

Matos' had been running the border/hunting at the far end of the cove's territory when his father's call rang out. There wasn't a moment of hesitation unlike previous calls. This one had urgency and anger...bears. He pushed and pushed his limbs as hard and fast as he could until finally the scene unfolded before his dual colored eyes. Two smaller bears were fleeing, one further ahead than the other. His father was frantically sniffing...his stomach dropped as he realized it was his youngest sister. He should've been here. Amber and emerald looked past them to see his littermate, agemate and older adoptive brother turning their attention to the adult. He'd be damned if he didn't help.

He flew past his father and Eclypse aiming to circle the mother bear. His own snarls were added to the fray as he went around opposite of where Leo held on to her shoulder until the bear's exposed ankles came into view. Without another thought the eldest Eastfall-Slayer boy latched on, hell bent on pulling it's feet out from under it, or at least knocking it over so it couldn't harm any of his family.

SHE SAYS THAT BEAUTY IS PAIN

Magg attempted to get her three paws back under her, but she was having difficulty and the danger of her position was not helping for the anxiety it now caused her. All at once, there was no one else to worry about but herself, her sister and father both gone in a blink. She could only stare after Nash's back, a small "Dad?" leaving her lips without her meaning it. A brief moment of utter vulnerability, as though she were still a child. Galen's raucous barking broke her from it. The bear had regained its footing much more quickly, and given she had never managed to separate herself from the beast, that meant she was underfoot. Her tail was yanked by one paw and another swiped with enough force to knock all air from her chest and send her rolling. Pain shot through her body and every thought outside of her own survival was banished completely. Magg desperately tried to get back onto her paws and flee the entire situation, no matter how few opponents remained.

AND THERE'S BEAUTY IN EVERYTHING