How amazing this is! The fates have certainly drawn this scene up straight from a play, he thinks, grinning at the startled face of Astrid as she peers around him to the grizzly that has decided he was not quite ready to let go of the offending male. Last time she had been two parts grumpy and one part entertained by him, he thinks, so who knew what she would be now? After all he had just woke up her sleep in a most spectacular way. He does not even glance back over his shoulder despite the huffing noise of the bear as it runs, skating through the snow by sheer force of will. Let it come, he would battle it like he battled the cougar. His flank twitches as the memory of that battle is dredged up, the claws that raked his skin and the subsequent fit that his father had thrown over marring his beautiful body. Whatever, scars were sexy. Everyone knew that.
His ebony maw splits in a wild grin as she speaks to him, flashing his white teeth in the dark and bright backdrop before she suddenly leans towards him and bites him in the ear. His tail jerks up in a flash as his eyes widen, a sudden thrill zipping through his body at that contact. His yellow eyes, well eye, narrows on her as she pulls back, reprimanding him though he can't help but think that she was secretly thrilled to see him. That grin never diminishes as he lunges after her, ignoring the panting of the bear. It fades behind them, their sleeker forms eating up the ground and kicking snow up. As they put more distance between them he leans down, scooping snow into his maw and snapping it closed so white sprays around his body.
He is so preoccupied with his high that he doesn't notice the way her eyes cut to him or the way her body shifts until she slams into him and he is tossed to the ground, rolling onto his paw and paws kicking out at the air; it also helps that she was positioned on his left at his blind eye. He stays that way for a minute, making his own snow angel by just laying there looking up at her in shock before grinning once more. "But you already are beautiful enough, you didn't need any more to restore your glamor," he replies back, oh so smooth with a twinkle in his eye before he rolls over and pushes upright with a bounce. "Lady Astrid, why were you sleeping in the snow? I could chase another bear out of a den for you if you want." Ever the gallant knight.