"Yay, Oke!" At the mention of her mothers bear cub companion her eyes lit up like sparkling little green emeralds. She chuckles, rear end swaying side to side with excitement. She loved Oke. He was always fun to be around and she knew by now that in his company there was never a dull moment. She knew bears were supposed to be fearsome creatures but... Oke? Right now she could never imagine him being any kind of dangerous. He was a loveable ball of fur, an adorable goofball! That didn't mean to say she would think of or feel the same about another bear if she ever were to come in to contact with one. She would be a bit weary of an unfamiliar creature. She knew better than to assume they all harboured the same personality traits.
She nodded to her mother. "Of course, I'd love to help!" She says, watching as her mother went to collect the basket and then made use of it. Storing the delicious berries inside it. She lowered her head so that her mother could slip the handle of the basket over her neck easily. She was surprised by the weight of it at first and had to pause in her stance a moment to get used to the added weight. Using the ground to help stabilise her, she pushed up until finally she was at her relatively normal height.
Flashing a smile at her mother to reassure her that she would be fine. That it wouldn't be a problem at all... At least it wasn't digging in to her neck. The fabric around it was comfortable so she couldn't complain. One day perhaps she would even be carrying it in her teeth! She would have to work on her stamina and strength to keep up to these sort of tasks. Gatherers had a bigger job than she would have ever guessed.
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