"Hey," Kate said at the sight of Coraline coming through the trees. Chang got up, his tail wagging furiously, then walked over to her and promptly began to whine. He sniffed around Coraline's feet and although his tail was still wagging, he continued to whine, looking back at Kate as if he wanted her to do something.

"What?" she asked the dog as she pushed to her feet. "What's your... holy shit, what the hell happened to your face?" It looked like Coraline had been hit with something and it looked like it fucking hurt. "Are you okay? Do we have to take you to the doctor? I mean... what happened?"