Too Late at the Den

A bear, fresh from hibernation, catches a scent on the wind— a wolf den.

Young. Defenseless. A risk worth taking. The alpha reacts instantly.

No sound. No hesitation. The pups scatter into the forest as he steps forward

alone. The bear ignores him. Its hunger is fixed on the unseen young.

But the alpha follows— a shadow, a warning that this hunt won’t be easy. He strikes.

The bear answers with brute force. Claws miss by inches. The alpha escapes, not to win—

only to buy time. He races back to the den. Too late. The grizzly is already

there.