To make the creepiness of the scene worse, the black wolf before them seemed to break out in a wide, malevolent grin. So it seemed to Kiyiya, from where he kept peeking from the ground to the wolf. Betraying his gut, he let his eyes drift up to the black wolf's, and it felt like at that moment she was actually [i]happy[/i] and radiating a [i]kind aura.[/i] Kiyiya wouldn't take a chance to trust her.

Then, all at once, the black wolf grabbed he and Maheegan [i]both[/i] in her mouth. Actually [i]in[/i] her mouth. It was hot and sticky and moist and Kiyiya began to panic because he thought they were about to be eaten. This thought evaporated when the black wolf's mouth opened partially, enough to let cool and breathable air to them. Kiyiya was too afraid to look out, and besides, the wolf was running so fast into the forest that everything was a huge blur.