state of siege

they're close. just around the next bend in the river.
think we can take them?
we have no choice.
they're clever bastards, though. we have to be careful.
I don't care. nobody messes with this river and gets away with it. not nobody.
these beavers have been doing it for thousands of years.
they'll need every minute of that practice to deal with me.
I hope you're right.
me too.