Smiling, but completely grossed out Flicker patted the bear's massive neck and he gave a gapped mouth sigh of pleasure. The scene of companionship was perhaps reminiscent of the bond that perhaps once was between man and beast in the beginning of time, but was later corrupted from its original starting point of harmony and peace in the years leading up to the great flood.
The bear pulled back then and lumbered off, its assigned duty by its Creator complete.
Flicker watched the bear go with a tear in her eye, even as her heart was filled with gratitude for the Divine intervention that she'd received in her moment of gravest need.
"Who's your friend?"
Flicker turned and launched her arms around me.
"Whoa! Put those things away sister!" I exclaimed.
Flicker grinned, as her talon-sword combo re-materialized into a hand structure that didn't look quite so menacing. She hugged me then and I her.
She drew back slightly and said with a throaty purr, "I most definitely am not your sister!"
"Thank God for that!" I managed to get out before her lips claimed mine in a celebration of both life and the fact that we were both still together to enjoy it.
Flicker glanced over to the fallen aberration of nature and shook her head smiling, "Pretty crazy huh?"
I lifted one of her arms up slightly, "Announcing the new monster slayer champion of the world."
She ducked her head down bashfully and said, "It really wasn't me. I didn't get very far on my own. All the credit goes to God for sending me a wrestling buddy."
I nodded my head understanding, "This is a thing I know, but you have to admit you looked pretty cool in you're part of killing the savage beast."
"Liked that did you." She said with a bashful smirk.
"Very kick butt chickish of you, but please don't use your mad moves on me!" I said holding my hands up in mock surrender.
She chuckled loudly and I couldn't refrain from mentioning what I thought of her voice. "You have such a sexy voice!"
She looked at me in surprise, "Isn't it kind of rough sounding?"
"Yeah you sound like a power ballad singer from the 1980s."
"I'm guessing that's a good thing?" She asked hesitantly.
"You betcha!"
She shook her head at me like she thought I was silly.
I turned back to the buildings beyond us growing fainter, because of the snow beginning to fall. "I guess we go back and dig around some more, as unappealing as that sounds."
"Why do that when we have what we need right here." Flicker said.