This morning, Snow suddenly began barking at us. I tried to calm him, but as I drew close, he snarled at me and ran away. He's never shown his teeth to me before..
I followed his tracks here, but the demon dogs in the shrine frighten me with their gnashing teeth and foaming maws. I cannot go inside.
Good master, could you drive away the demon dogs in the shrine so I can enter to find Snow?
Snow has the most beautiful, pure white fur - softer than a baby duckling's downy feathers, a newborn's porcelain cheek, a tiny kitten's - well, you get it, he's soft. Anyway, when I saw him this morning, blood was matted into his fur, and his eyes were scarlet.
A thin trail of slime hung from his mouth. We had no clue what had happened. Keiko choked back tears.