Great Bear Wilderness kaleidoscope eyes

Extraordinarily this giant seemed to be more on the gentle side than on the gore loving side. He dipped his head as a greeting, a gesture Galileo returned with a smile. Then he opened his mouth again to answer Galileo's question, but got interrupted by another wolf that walked into the scene, carrying the same scent on her pelt.

A black female, that walked slowly next to the male, her weak frame giving her a ghostly appereance, Galileo could see some of her ribs protuding from her flanks. He gave the newly arrived wolf a corteous dip of his head and waited for her to answer the gentle giant's question. His eyes focused on her face, glimmering with curiosity as he saw the male's reaction when he saw her..

Wasn't he used to the horrid sights famine and malnourishment brought with them?