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Oh, reader. There is no way to avoid using the mint in this situation. Whether you do anything with it or not, it still smells like mint, and for as long as you're carrying it, so do you. Bears adore mint.
You are already natural bear prey, and with the scent of a bunch of fresh mint coming from your body and percolating around the room, you're a beacon to Old Jasper's intensely sensitive nose. He charges you and catches up with you easily. Being eaten by a bear is a grim fate, and one we should not disturb ourselves by ruminating on for any longer than necessary.