DANI'S P. O. V. Will he attack us? I ask Juno. My eyes are still focused on the werebear. He hasn't noticed us yet, but he might if the direction of the wind changes. He dips his head down and begins to drink water from the lake. He might. They're very territorial creatures, Juno replies. Let's go while he's distracted. We'll find a way around him, I say to Juno. She takes slow steps back until we're almost covered by the thicket again, when a gust of wind blows around us and the werebear snaps his head up and locks eyes with us. A low rumbling sound escapes from him, then the whole forest erupts in howls (and it's the bone-chilling kind of howling). They must have found Brian's body and noticed I'd escaped. Juno, let me shift back. Maybe if I can just talk to him, he'll let me

