High-mane spotted Fire-Arm when he was carrying the metal boxes into the strange construct. He didn't know what they were for, but they were occupied, and that meant easy prey. Only a few more....
He looked up and saw the moon rise, not quite full but a source of light and power notherless. He growled as sharp lances of pain stabbed his skull. The bone started to change, become longer. His hair started growing, as did his claws, arms, legs, hands and feet. His teeth became fangs and his eyes changed into their wolven form. He could see clearer, and he could smell the flesh-beings from a mile away. Their smell was impossible to miss.
The other wolves stood silent. A few had changed, but the rest were still hairless. Only those who had recieved the markings could turn at a less then full moon. Red-fang, in full wolven glory, stepped up and asked:
Do we attack, packleader?
High-mane looked at the flesh-beings, and saw the hunter step out of the shell. It was the one that had held off his kin when they attacked the rock-shelter, and had kept him from tearing Flame-Arm to pieces. He grinned. He had tasted his blood. It was delicious.
He barked against his pack:
We must attack directly and at once, no stragglers. I want you all spread around the flesh-beings and attack when I howl. Not earlier. Leave Fire-Arm for me and capture the pup. He will join of die.
When he was finished, he looked at Fire-Arm. He grasped his arm and fell to the ground. Light emenated from his arm. Good, he felt the moon too. He didn't want an unfair fight. He growled once, and his pack started spreading. High-mane sniffed the air once more, savouring the feeling of a hunt, the scent of prey and the feeling of wolf, and made his way towards the Flesh-beings...