When I returned to where I left the mother bear and its cub, my heart sank. Unlike previously, the former looked weaker. So, I didn't idle and tried to stop its bleeding first so I could ask for help in a hurry.
"It's alright, it's alright." I smiled at the cub that was looking up at me worriedly. "Your mother is a fighter. Right? We'll stop this bleeding, then I will call for help."
I already figured the mother bear was just forcing itself earlier. But that somehow strained his body even more. I was panicking and shaking. I knew patching up its wounds with some small rocks over the leaves wouldn't help much. But I was desperate. I didn't want this cub to lose its mother.
"Stay here, alright? I will call for help. My friends are just around and..." I trailed off when the bear nuzzled its nose to my hand, heart sinking deeper. "What?"
'Take care of my child.'
