Everything came to a head the moment the faint rustling suddenly turned into a vicious growl, and a pair of blood-red eyes peered at them from the bushes. Soon, a large, dark shape came bounding out of the leaves -- a dog, its rotted flesh barely clinging to its body in some places.

With a wild snarl, the dog lunged for the smaller of the three, revealing its sharp canines as it targeted the girl's legs.

[Jansen]