A grey mass exploded from the shrubbery and was advancing toward Leon and Marley. It was a wolf, its agile body gliding across the wet grass. Leon backed away and started to turn, the wolf already upon them. Marley lunged forward and barked. The wolf easily evaded and snatched Marley's windpipe, bringing him to the dirt. Leon stopped trying to run, watching his best friend's neck being ripped apart making him angry.