Sam remembered the scene in Hyde-White’s retreat where the wendigo that Janice knew as Dan Shiroi had come back from the brink of death, or perhaps from beyond, to keep her from attacking Sam and Hart as they lay wounded and helpless. "That may be so, but only at the end was he worthy of your love. As a wendigo, he understood the danger to your soul. But it wasn’t a wendigo that saved you. It was too late for him, but he knew that you should not be like him. He gave you a chance to change things.