Inga had not actually expected for help to come- she had assumed she would end up as the bear's next meal- or snack, she supposed, considering the size of it. However, the sound of gunfire was certainly a welcome noise, as the bear roared and turned its attention on the people who had appeared. Inga watched as they took down the massive beast. While there was a huge group, it still took them quite a while. However, the beast at last fell, blood staining the pure white snow. Inexplicably, a huge dog loped into the clearing, barking madly. However, he ceased when he saw the bear's carcass. He approached it hesitantly, sniffing its hide.<br/><br/>She took a deep breath, her arms still trembling. "Thanks," she said, making her rather unfortunate location clear to anyone uncertain. She attempted to pull herself up on the branch, but immediately sagged back down, her tired arms unable to hold her there- although Inga wasn't sure they would be able to do that much longer. She licked her cracked lips. "Could someone-?"<br/><br/>It was at that moment her arms gave out.<br/><br/>Screaming again, Inga crashed through several layers tree branches as she fell to the ground. She rapidly spat out cuss words that would have given people several times her age pause. This was it. She had survived a bear attack only to stupidly fall to her death.<br/><br/>However, moments before she would have smashed into the snowy ground her body slowed midair, freezing for a few seconds, before she lowered to a scant inch above the ground. Then she unceremoniously dropped into the snow. Inga began to sit up, then the dog immediately jumped on her, excitedly licking her face. "Ow!" She shoved at it, but it was quite a bit larger than she was and effectively pinned her to the ground. "Get off me, stupid dog."<br/><br/>"Tiny, heel," someone said. The dog jumped away from Inga and returned to the side of a woman who had just entered the clearing. Magpie eyed the dead bear, scratching behind Tiny's ears as she did so. "That's a mighty big bear," she observed. She raked an eye over the group of people in the clearing. Mostly adult men, and the kid who looked it be in mostly one piece.