It seemed almost impatient, as if to say, Our time is limited. There’s still danger around. Nicole swallowed, inching closer to Mike. “I heard you on the phone—heard you say something about a pit, and a trap… This bear—did it lead you here?”
Her words spilled out in hushed confusion. Mike nodded minutely, keeping most of his attention on the bear’s posture. “Yeah,” he managed, “it brought me right to that poor guy.” At least, that was what he’d thought a few minutes ago, when panic and empathy had taken the wheel. But now, uncertainty gnawed at him.