Lesser Contract

As the wolf spoke, she leaned down and stroked the woman's head with her nose. The woman grinned, showing her pearly white canines. Ye Qing's expression was a little dazed for a while, no one knew what he was thinking. Then, he shook his head and smiled bitterly. 

He said, "The variants here thought you were about to die, and so, they disregarded everything and let their instincts take over them. Well, you can say it was the desire to evolve, no?" 

He was curious about whether or not this wolf would seek vengeance by killing all these variants. The wolf nudged the woman with her nose, sending her into Ye Qing's chest as she replied, "I can't kill them, but I can't always suppress them with fear either."