*Bear cubs*

The two bear cubs whimper, waiting the return of their mother. They were hungry. Only a couple of week old, and they were in a makeshift den.

*Kodiak bear*

The injured kodiak makes her way back to her den, gently taking out her two cubs, and placing them near the wolf cubs she had. She goes into the den, and digs, till it was satisfactory. She then returns, taking her cubs inside, then taking in the wolf pups. She lays down, allowing her cubs to nurse, licking the wolf pups, nudging them gently. The cubs feed hungrily, suckling.

Pups

They are confused at first at what had happened. They didn't smell their mother, or their other siblings. They couldn't see well, especially once they were brought into the den. One pup, the male, was blind in one eye anyway. But the caress of the she-bears tongue was familiar, so they scrambled closer to her, and snuggled into her warm fur. They had already eaten some predigested meat from Storm Alarm, so they were full.

*Kodiak bear*

The bear nuzzles her two new cubs, and places her nose on each of them, naming them. The male was Cavan, and the female, Nachi. She then touched the bodies of her other cubs, calling her son Drakar, and her daughter, Nyx. She puts her head on her paws, and falls asleep.

Cavan & Nachi

They listen to their new names and whimpered happily. As well as being blind in one eye, Cavan was deaf in one ear, but his good ear was all the keener to make up for that loss. Nachi looks toward her new 'siblings' with curiosity after their eyes adjusted enough to the darkness. She inched closer to them, wondering why they didn't seem familiar to her. They seemed awfully big, too. But she didn't care, everyone was alright after the terrifying fight.

*Drakar and Nyx*

The bear cubs smile, watching the pups through soft brown eyes. The mother smiles, before getting up. She was going to get some food.

Cavan & Nachi

They watch Athara leave, then move closer to Drakar and Nyx. Nachi waves her tiny tail happily at them, and gives a puppy yip. Cavan turns his head to the side to see from his good eye before also moving closer to the cubs. Without Athara in the den, they realized it was slightly cooler, so they pressed up against the larger cubs, no longer thinking of them as different from themselves.

*Drakar and Nyx*

The two bear cubs cuddle close to the wolf pups, and close there eyes, and go to sleep.

Cavan & Nachi

Cavan also falls to sleep. Nachi listen for a moment, picking up some strange sound. But, after a while, Nachi also falls to sleep.

*Athara, Nyx and Drakar*

The mother bear enters back into the den, her breath smelling of fish. The injuries caused by the wolves had healed up, but her muzzle remained scarred. She calls softly to her four cubs(well 2 cubs two pups) for them to come outside. Drakar and Nyx wake up, and come outside. Outside is four fish, one for each of her "cubs." Nyx and Cavan begin to examine theirs, curious about it.

Cavan & Nachi

They follow their 'siblings' to their fish. Nachi stuck a tongue out to taste this strange new thing, she had never seen it before. Cavan did the same, then steps back, puzzled. Nachi nudges her fish, then sinks her little teeth into it. The meat seemed good, so she struggled to tear through the skin of the fish, and proceeded to eat it. Cavan watched her for a moment, then glanced up at Athara to make sure she didn't see anything wrong with eating these things. He finally comes to conclude that the fish was harmless, and possibly good to eat, so he too began to eat it and waved his little tail to show Nyx and Drakar that it was good.

*Athara, Nyx and Drakar*

The mother bear smiles, licking each of her cubs, before settling down to watch them. Nyx eats hers, and Drakar his. After their meal, the two begin to roughhouse, gently, as if not to hurt each other. Nyx pads over to Nachi, and bats at her playfully.

*Athara, Nyx and Drakar*

Athara gently nudges her two cubs into the den, picking up Nachi and Canvan, and setting them down too. She curls up in the front of the den, and closes her eyes. She wasn't asleep, for she needed to be on the alert with four "cubs". Nyx growls playfully, before yawning, and curling up, tucking her head in her paws. Drakar nudges Cavan, and curls up, leaving a little spot in the middle for the two pups. Drakar snores lightly, and Athara smiles, putting her head on her paws, and looking around, wary of any danger.

Cavan & Nachi

Nachi returns a playful bat to Nyx's head before being set in the den. The two wolf pups nestle down in the spot left for them, and fall asleep quickly with their full stomachs.

*Athara, Nyx and Drakar*

The cubs cuddle closer to their wolf siblings, Drakar snoring lightly. Athara smiles silently to herself, and then stops, sniffing the air. There were wolves here, and a pack. She would have to move the den, for a pack was dangerous. It would have been of no threat to her, but she had cubs. She reluctantly nudges them awake, and taking the wolf pups in her mouth, bounds off for the Emerald Pines den. Drakar and Nyx follow sleepily behind.