Chapter 268: The Bears

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Reth ushered Gawhr over to the table. The Bear watched Aymora and Behryn with his good eye, then took the chair at the end of the table, closest to the door, but pulled it out and turned it sideways, so he could see anyone who might come in before they were upon him.

Aymora's eyebrows went up, but she turned back towards the kitchen. "I'll get some tea," she said dryly.

Behryn took a seat at the long side of the table, to Gawhr's right, leaving Reth the seat that he was facing. When Reth sat on the other side facing Behryn and Gawhr, he waited a moment to see if the Bear would move or change.

The Bears were far more feral than the other Anima, much closer in their animal natures. Bears hated to be cut off from their shortest route to safety. Being in this cave—that didn't belong to him, knowing that there were Anima outside that weren't of his tribe—was a massive step for the bear.