“EEekkk!!!” she screamed, backing up on the couch. “What are you going to do with that?”

He stood there and rolled his eyes. “Don’t worry. Bear meat is too good to waste.”

“Bear?” She scrunched up her nose. “Surely, you don’t mean that we’re going to eat it!”

He shrugged. “Why not? It’s good meat.”

“Do you need any help?” she asked, sniveling.

He scoffed. “No. Definitely not. Just stay here and throw another log on the fire so we can cook the meat.”

“We are not going to eat it!” Mallory yelled.

He shrugged. “I am! But whether or not you eat it is up to you.” Then he...