Suppose the creature bit her?

As if the creature had bitten down hard, but not tried to tear.

Why, the . . . creature would bite me or something.

Some creature with dirty teeth has bitten you and the wound is infected.

What creature bit her?

He knew then that of all the bad things that might happen here, letting the creature bite him was the worst.

"Why don't the creatures bite farborns?"

Where the creature had bitten into it, the pale ivory flesh was already darkening, and a glint of dark red showed at the core.

Abruptly, the creature released its grip and turned on the man, biting into his face.

The creature sniffed it, went cross-eyed with the effort of thought, and then bit his fingers.