His dash to the side takes Jen by surprise, leaving her standing there looking bewildered as he runs towards the still bodies.  As soon as she realizes what's going on she hurries after him, but by that time Brian's crying as attracted a bit of attention.  So few of the creatures in the Night Parade ever really form bonds outside their own species, and many don't even within that group.  So to see a human crying over the corpses of creatures generally viewed as slaves is a scene that causes many to pause.<br/><br/>One, a member of Wolfe's clan, walks by the boy and snorts derisively.  "Get a hold of yourself.  It's not like it was anyone important..."  He laughs slightly, then turns and keeps walking.