"I think the ones with the pointed teeth are the ones that eat people," Mathias tells Veronica with a secret smile, as if he's sharing some great knowledge she's somehow missed out on. "And the ones with the flat teeth don't."

That said, he hopes that they don't get close enough to see the teeth. Mathias figures if they're seeing teeth up close, they're probably going to get eaten either way, flat teeth or pointed teeth. "How far are they?" he asks, casting a glance up at the trees as he walks alongside her.