"What's that?" Emily whispered, and the animals in the cage looked like hounds, but they were taller than the average hound, with blood-red eyes, pointed mouths sealed with clear tape, and ears triangular and uplifted.
They were kept in cages, against which they kept banging their heads, as if trying to break free and escape. Emily had never seen such a hideous and ferocious animal in the South.
"It's dog slaves." Klaus replied calmly, he squeezed Emily's hand, "Don't be afraid, they won't hurt you." "
Dog slaves? Emily remembered a story Mrs. Ball had told her when she was a child, in which the animal dog slave was mentioned. Dogs are said to be semi-formal supernatural beings who, although they look like hounds, are actually more ferocious and have a higher intelligence than hounds.
