Bear Climbs Tree in Bustling City – Zookeeper Watches the Video and Goes Pale

The crate waited open, dark, and lined with straw from Mara's enclosure. Elias had requested that deliberately. Strange metal and city smells might make her hesitate, but the straw carried home with it: soil, bedding, old wood, the quiet part of her world before the storm. Mara paused at the entrance. Elias stopped moving. So did everyone else. For one long moment, the entire street seemed to hold its breath.