There it walks circling them for awhile ocasionally snarling, it's damaged arrows clearly seen on it's hide and scars on it's face.

  "E-everyone stay calm pick up your stuff and slowly move out" mel says her voice shaky her eyes don't focus, staring back at the bear.

  As they do that the bear calms and lays down, it's tired and heavily damaged, licking its wounds it barely acknowledges them as they stand and walk out.

  "Don't make any sudden movements understand" mel says her voice firm but calm, as she picks up her stuff cairos goes towards it.

  "What are you doing do you want to die," raquel says says her voiced hushed as to not shock the bear, "it's a freaking bear don't get near it."

  "She's hurt and we invaded her home first so it's the-" cairos says getting closer to treat the bear, he is holding bandages and gauze, he is cut off by mel.

  "It's a bear it is dangerous to do anything to it, let's just leave" she says nearing the entrance of the cave "And it was clearly attacked by people so it might attack you if you touch it."

  "It won't, i know it's won't look at her she's old and very damaged," cairos says touching the bears scars "see it's not attacking he's tired."

  "What are you an animal expert or something, it might change it's mind!" liora says quickly walking away, her voice is panicked but quiet.

  Cairos patches up the bears wounds "okay this might hurt for a bit but it'll heal, um can someone help me i need to put pressure on the wound." he says looking around.

  Everyone is standing far, they're apprehensive waiting for him to come to them, hollis walks closer carefully touching the bear.

  "Thanks now just hold his wound when i pull out the arrow cool?" Cairos says, holding the arrow "this might hurt for a bit, ready?"

  With a nod from hollis cairos pulls out the arrow quickly the bear groans but doesn't attack, as he does hollis puts further pressure on the wound, hollis pours water on the wound and packs it with gauze then bandaging the wound.

  "Great job hollis, thanks for the help now the other arrows, can you help with these ones as well" with a nod from hollis they continue to help the bear.

  After some time.

  "This is crazy it's a freaking bear it won't do anything even if we help it!"

  Raquel says annoyed, they have calmed down a bit now sitting on the ground still far from the bear.

  "Maybe it'll share some meat or lead us to food!" Liora says tentatively, getting out a cupcake from her bag and eating it.

  "I thought you said you were heading to a party not already at a party" raquel ask looking at the cupcake.

  "Oh i was i just always have a cupcake on me my mom's a baker," she sats taking a bite out of the pastry "want some?" She hold out the half eaten cupcake.

  "Yeah no thanks, i don't any if your bag cake" raquel says moving further away 'god why am i lost with weirdos' she thinks.

  "Well more for me" liora says eating the entirety of the pastry.

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  "Shouldn't we be more wary of the bear that's in front of us, what if it attacks us and you know kills us" mel says quite angrily sharpening a stone she got from the ground.

  "She won't, i can feel that she wouldn't do that" cairos says while wraping the bear with bandages, hollis is off to the side.

  "Oh yeah and this feeling is so trustworthy, listen i'm not trying to rile you up but this is a bear a wild animal it might attack us" mel says angrily, she looks out the cave "and we have to leave sooner or later we can't stay here to take care of a bear."

  "We'll just stay here 'till sunrise, that was the plan right?" cairos says as he tighten the bandage, the bear licks him "see she's harmless."

  "Or it might be getting a taste of it's next meal!" mel says glaring at the bear.

  Then a loud growl is heard, they look around mel looks at the bear pointing her sharpened stone "see it's going to attack."

  "It wasn't coming from her, it came from outside." cairos quickly looks out, there is another bear charging directly at them.

  "Watch out!" Mel shouts grabbing liora and raquel "great now we're stuck with two bears."

  As the other bear charges the bandaged bear attacks the bear protecting cairos.

  "It's protecting us...? The heck."

  Mel says then quickly picking the stone and stabing the other bears behind "come on attack it!"

  As she does this the bear pushes off the bandaged bear swiping at mel, but before it hits her liora quickly pulls her towards the others "so we're fighting a bear now? This is so cool!" Liora says grabbing an arrow that was on the ground.

  "If this is the only way then let's do it quickly," cairos says, apprehensively grabbing an arrow. "sorry other bear but we have to fight you."

  "This is crazy! We're going to fight a-" raquel is cut off as the bear charges at her, hollis stabs the bears behind the other bear writhes in pain now decifing to charge at her.

  The bandaged bear bites the other bears neck, as she does so the kids stab the other bear with arrws as well as cutting it with the stone mel sharpened.

  The other bear moves back, it's slower now breathing heavily foaming at the mouth.

  "It has rabies?" Cairos says questioningly, but before he does anything else hollis jumps on the bears back and stabs the bears temple with an arrow.

  "Holy cow hollis you didn't have to do that!" Liora says shocked that he was capable of that.

  "I mean he did what needed to be done, so it's fine." mel says kinda impressed.

  The bandaged bear licks hollis's wounds that he got while fighting the other bear.

  "We beat a bear, we freaking beat a bear!" raquel says in disbelief.

  "Well we did, you didn't do much other than run" mel says in a cocky tone.

  "I-i was distracting it you wouldn't have been able to land a hit if ut weren't for me!" Raquel says trying to regain her composure there is apparent blush on her face.

  "Well it's over now right no time to dwell in the past," cairos tries to calm everyone down, after that he kneels to the dead bear. "To the Spirit of the Wild,

  You ran with the wind, you hunted under the moon,

  You drank from the rivers and knew no chains.

  Now, your body returns to the earth,

  But your spirit roams free beyond the horizon.

  May the trees whisper your name,

  May the stars guide your path,

  May the Great Cycle welcome you home.

  Run wild, soar high, swim deep

  You are never forgotten.

  Blessed be."

  "You're religious huh wouldn't expect anything less of a goldem boy like you, what was that prayer anyways doesn't sound christian?" raquel says, plopping down on the ground soon after.

  "I'm a pagan- well was my my mom is pagan and taught me alot about it," cairos says petting the dead bear. "he was in pain."

  "It looks like it had rabies, that would explain why it tried to attack us." mel says, curiously. "we should probably go, the sun in rising and i wouldn't want our parent to worry more than needed."

  Cairos stares at the bear then gets up and picks up his stuff. "yeah let's go."

  As they leave the bandaged bear growls at them it didn't seem like an aggresive growl more like a goodbye.

  "Goodbye miss bear!" Liora waves at the bear as they continue to leave the cave.

  "Well that was an eventful night- why are you draging the bear hollis?" She stares at hollis and raquel who are draging the dead bear.

  "I want to show my parents that i'm not their baby anymore, i mean i killed a bear!" Raquel says witha smug attitude.

  "Okay what about you hollis?" She looks at him questioningly.

  "..." for awhile he doesn't answer her only draging tye bear then "r- raquel told me to" he answers barely above a whisper.

  "Okay then just make sure to not get infected by rabies" mel says worriedly.

  "Don't worry it's dead it's not gonna bite us" raquel states "and we're gonna get rabies shots anyways, right hollis."

  Hollis nods as mel sighs. "well don't drag us down if you're gonna do it." she says tired.

  They keep walking for awhile following the river they found yesterday, until the sun starts to go down, by now they've seen a couple deer all injured though they keep walking until they happen upon something.

  "Smoke! There's smoke up ahead someone must've set a fire, we're saved!" Liora says letting out a sigh of relief, "oh i missed my food so much i can't wait to eat my body weight!"

  "I don't think that's possible, but whatever floats your boat" mel says sighing but relieved as well 'i'm gonna sleep in a bed again' she thinks.

  "We all have our dream some want to be rich some wants to eat their body weight" cairos says brightening the mood, most of them laugh except raquel and hollis who are distracted with dragging the bear.

  When they are nearing the smoke they see people but they are holding bows and sharpening swords, there are spears on the side as well, they are all adults in really old timey armor and tunics.

  "Um are you sure we can trust them they seem dangerous" raquel whispers to the others, they are hiding behind trees just out if sight.

  In camp sat a couple hunters surrounding a campfire.

  "Tolm durm. Grakh ne" one of the kicking dirt he seems frustrated.

  Another shakimg his head while staring into the fire feeding it wood "Vrak ne. Dunn korr ne" he seems calm.

  "Mordak grakh durz..." another one rubbing his hands together he seem rather cold searching for warmth.

  "Hrukk korr" another said, he said fear evident in his voice tightening the cloth he is shrouded by.

  "What are they saying, do you know what language they're speaking?" Raquel ask the others looking for answers.

  Then quite suddenly a spear penetrates a tree besides them and they hear "vorr ne. Tash ve drak."

  *END OF CHAPTER 3*