Bone cracking and tearing of skin is plenty horrifying enough, really. Still, it's not the worst thing Kyle has ever seen. (He has a very long list of things he never should have seen, really.)

Kyle pulls his legs up and kneels, edging a little closer.

"Whoa," he says, and resist the urge to pet the wolf and ask it who's a good girl, yes she isssssssss. "Can you still understand me?"