It got worse, too. He'd probably never seen skin ripple into scales in front of his very eyes before, had he? Because right now, that was what happened. Up along Jackson's arm, and the side of his neck, and one side of his face.

And then the kanima hissed, teeth bared. Those weren't human teeth. Those... were teeth that would easily tear flesh off just about anything. But it was a warning, not an attack.