“As I watched, the three boldest of the pack were already edging in on the boy, taking blows from the club on their shoulders and backing away, just out of his reach, then feinting back in again. They, too, were hungry. Snarling in defiance, they began to surround the boy, employing the most successful strategy of all pack animals, including humans. I watched his eyes and saw in them the awareness that he would soon share the same fate as the fawn.”
