The answers were up ahead, hidden in the forest’s secrets, tucked away in the mix of shadows and patches of sunlight. His heart was thumping hard with both excitement and fear as he went further into the unknown, with the bear’s big figure leading the way through the bushes.

Every leaf rustle and branch creak made his senses sharper, building a real sense of suspense around him. Lots of different feelings were spinning around inside him, all tied to one clear fact – he was right in the wild, his future linked with the bear’s.