He stood just where I had left him, one cub in his arms, the other cuddled at his feet.
"The bear, growling very short, almost inaudible growls, approached him slowly, moving only one foot at a time and pausing before she lifted another foot.

She sniffed at the cub on the ground, sniffed at Hedulio's legs, and looked up at the cub in his arms.

She made a sound more like a whine than a growl.

Hedulio lowered the cub and she sniffed at it.

Then Hedulio caught her by the back of the neck.