"That thing there was a snow wraith, yes. The wolves are worse than them - the snow wraiths are just swarms of insects. They drain heat out of people and animals, which is pretty nasty, but they're telepathically linked with a shared mind, so you can kill them pretty easily by severing their links. The wolves are huge, though."

Jaq walks as he talks, dragging Lyman along as he moves through the forest.