"The only way is to lick it up," Eva said suddenly and began lapping at the blood stains on her black fur. She worked frenetically, keeping one eye on Edward in case he should begin to move toward her.
"That could be hard for me," Hannibal said, shaking his skull head in dismay. The Fellox looked over at him as she continued to lick her fur off. Her eyes went to his fiery hooves, and she stopped cleaning herself.
"You could cauterize my wounds," she said aloud. Her eyes were fierce and unafraid although she knew how much pain that would be. "That way they would stop bleeding."
The Kasuga was taken aback. "Are you certain that's wise?" he asked. Turning to Vandi he asked, "What do you think? Can we attempt it?"
Just then there was a cry from Edward, and Hannibal whipped his head around to see the Slynx stiffen. Moving jerkily, Edward turned his head toward Eva, and she and Hannibal drew in sharp breaths when they saw his face. His eyes had turned dark red, and saliva was dribbling down his jaws which were slightly parted to reveal elongated and sharp canine teeth. "Whatever you do, you'd better hurry," Eva said to Hannibal, her eyes wide with fear.
[Hannibal: 38, Eva: 38, Edward: 38]