Midwinter Town: A Novella
He was more than angry.
He entered. The cave was bright as Rit on New Year's Eve. Once, long ago, he went to Rit to buy supplies. The city was lit, every corner of the city was bright. He got lost; he wandered for hours, until he found the shop. The shop was bright as the town. The bear needed a few moments to adjust to the lights.
“What do you want?” the shopkeeper said. “We have everything.”
“Only the basics,” the bear said, “a few things.”