[Bellamy] After Richard and Heather left, I went to look at Ryan’s remains. He wasn’t as badly mangled as Nolan was, but the wounds were pretty bad. I examined the depth of the bites and the damage caused by Heather’s bite. Polar bears hunted through the ice. They had better situational awareness than most bears. Their striking speed was much faster. Being in a close combat situation with a polar bear wasn’t healthy for many animals. These men obviously didn’t do their research. I was all for a good fight, so was Aurora, but even she knew we would have issues in a fight with Heather. When I used to watch Ash in his wolf form at Goddess’ Tears, I noted how fast and deadly he could be. We’d sparred a few times when I went to set up my alliances. If he hadn’t been mated the first time he