Before he could strike again, the lynx flung out its free hindfoot, and even Gray Wolf heard the ripping sound that it made.

With a snarl Kazan was flung back, his shoulder torn to the bone.
Then it was that one of Henri's hidden traps saved him from a second attack--and death.

Steel jaws snapped over one of his forefeet, and when he leaped, the chain stopped him.

Once or twice before, blind Gray Wolf had leaped in, when she knew that Kazan was in great danger.

For an instant she forgot her caution now, and as she heard Kazan's snarl of pain, she sprang in under the windfall.