บท 396: Mist and Shadow

We weren't even close to the Elven Wood when Mother Bear stopped, plopped her but onto the ground, and snarled.

<Scary.> sent Pink.

<Loud.> complained Blue, who was trying on mid-day snoozing between snacks.

<Want.> Violet said. <Violet Snarling.>

<[Vocal Cords]> I sent to them. <The evolution you're looking for is vocal cords. It's a [Throat] change.>

<[Vocal Cords!]> Violet echoed, finding it almost instantly.

<[Vocal Cords]?> Pink asked.

<[Vocal Cords].> Blue said. <Want Food.>

<Flower!> Violet said, spotting one instantly.

They had been eating flowers, and vegetables, and any leftover bones the bears left from their meals. I ate the grass and wood, and in some cases very nearly swallowed stones. The bears... I wasn't about to get between the bears and any meals they wanted. Mostly vegetables, with bits of fruit and nuts, and once an entire beehive vanished into their maws. <1>