This was a nightmare.

He saw two wolves leap at once.

He heard the crash of the ax; he saw one wolf go down and the other slip under the swinging weapon to grasp the giant's hip.

Jones's heard the rend of cloth, and then he pounced like a cat, to drive his knife into the body of the beast.

Another nimble foe lunged at Rea, to sprawl broken and limp from the iron.