Sun.
They were above ground.
There were people here.
She ran her hand through Cullaelon's hair, waking him gently as she lifted her breast away from his lips. Naked people…the wonder in the child's voice told her this was not their way, whoever they were. She sat up enough to grab for their tunics. She understood their language, though the accent was strange. Cullaelon only rolled against her as she moved, pawing sleepily at her. She slipped from beneath his arm as she pulled the tunic over her head, draping his about his slumbering form as she rose to face the strangers.
The mother stood with her hand about the little girl's shoulders, pulling the cub tightly against her legs. Those legs were encased in massive quantities of colorful fabric that billowed about in the breeze. Braunnan shielded her eyes against the sun with her hand as she studied the pair.
She held her head up, her shoulders spread wide as the sun shone down on her back. "Hello," she offered, making no move to close the distance between them lest she frighten the mother and cub. "I am Braunnan. Mistress of the Fifth House of the Clan Bear."
Grizzly facts:
Special thanks to http://www.bears.org
The grizzly is a sub-species of brown bear. Brown bears can be found from throughout the world, in a variety of both geographical areas and habitats. Mating between grizzlies takes place from May to July. Implantation of the egg in the uterus, however, does not occur until October or November. During the mating season, females mate frequently, often with multiple males, for up to two weeks. The females require the stimulation of frequent mating before they will ovulate. The home ranges of bears often overlap, with the ranges of males often intersecting those of several females.
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