Bare Necessities

Nasiah looked in awe as the biggest of the bears walked up to both him and Elyia. "Greetings, those who have entered into the forest. We are the guardians of these regions, the Dovber. I am Urseus, their Elder."

She had a commanding voice, filled with much age and wisdom. It was obvious that she was the pack leader.

Each of the bears gave out a short roar as if denoting their position of power and presence.

Elyia sighed in relief as she dropped her guard. She heard of these kinds of beings before. They were animals that had been awakened to gain proper forms of sapience and understanding.

"Oh? Guardians of these regions? Even after the orcs, do you all still remain?" She raised her eyebrows at that. 

While not all of the forest was filled with orcs, a good portion of choke points were, and if these were the so-called guardians, then they would have been prime targets to hunt down and subjugate.