The worst part is his head. The second worst part is probably the way he tears at himself the whole time, first with human fingernails and then, when those are gone, with snapping teeth, to free the wolf from his skin. Finally, though, it's enough that the wolf can shake free of the last of the man's body, Peter's skin slipping from his back like a blanket as he shakes himself off in a shower of gore.

They think it's done, probably. There's the wolf, bigger than a normal wolf and with fangs long enough to just show beneath his lips, the same brown as Peter's hair, new coat glossy in the remaining light.

Then, watching them warily, Peter bends his head and begins to eat his discarded flesh.