“Well, on the bright side,” Emberly said, a smile flying to her face, “this’ll make for an interesting story one day.” Will was still panting beside her, a look of disbelief covering his features. Emberly held his gaze for a few seconds before the smile broke the disbelief away as he began to laugh loudly.
“You’re crazy, Dern,” he answered.
Emberly could honestly say that this was not the first bear she had ever seen. She saw them periodically throughout her time at Northem. Her father had told her it was natural for the bears to smell the food and desire it. He also warned her to stay away from a bear if she could help it. Apparently, she only half-listened to his advice.
When the bear had charged at her, Emberly took a deep breath and made the loudest “Ahhh” she could. The bear stoppe
