[page 57]

	[the teeth biting into lick's muzzle. at the points of contact, ice can be seen spreading on their snout, freezing their mouth into a tight snarl.]
	[lick falls into the snow, dusty clutched close to their chest.
dusty: "lick!!"]
	[a panel showing dusty's point of view. half-submerged in the snow, all they can see is lick's paws holding them desperately, and the claustrophobic whiteness of the snow.
dusty: "lick??"]
	[lick lays in the snow, half-dazed, looking down at dusty who is wide-eyed and crying out. the ice-white figures approach on all sides, the large monster directly behind. lick's shadow is casted onto the jaws of the beast, its many eyes staring directly down.
dusty: "no...!"]

[page 58]

	[a close-up of the giant figure, all of its eyes watching lick. lick's shadow becomes penetrated by the bleached silhouettes of the teeth.
dusty: "lick... i'm sorry. i didn't think it mattered. i thought i knew better, and i'm sorry!"]
	[the fangs descend the lengths of the trees and come from all sides, starting to bite into lick's fur and pull them upward.
dusty: "let's go back!"]
	[lick loses grip on dusty. they can't speak but are reaching down desperately as they are lifted higher, claws extended. dusty yells, anguished.
dusty: "no...! let's find a way to move the train..."]
	[lick barely grabs onto dusty's frame, pulling them upward. dusty stares up at them mournfully.
dusty: "please...!"]