If the bear was going to go down, the lion was coming with it.
Feeling the lion's jaws clamp around its throat, the bear retaliated 10-fold. Now that the large feline was well within its grasp, the bear reached out with three limbs, long and gnarled claws digging against the muscles of the lion's shoulders and ribcage. With a muted howl of pain, the bear bite at one of Remi's ears, the smell of blood now far outweighing the pleasant tang of peppermint that had lured it towards the two men.
Feeling the lion's jaws clamp around its throat, the bear retaliated 10-fold. Now that the large feline was well within its grasp, the bear reached out with three limbs, long and gnarled claws digging against the muscles of the lion's shoulders and ribcage. With a muted howl of pain, the bear bite at one of Remi's ears, the smell of blood now far outweighing the pleasant tang of peppermint that had lured it towards the two men.
