logos5x5 said:
What do you think?
Think the imagery is really very very good logos5x5, and my only mention would be the focus on the wolf as the predator, although that is totally normal in some historical cases, in literature, religion, mythology and nursery rhymes. Having worked around wolves (hence a bias), they do have a perceived nature in this light (and they often get a bad rap and are hunted down by human predators too), however they also have some very interesting social structures in caring for young and such.
Anyway, no worries, i know it is just a form of reference (and it is very neatly done along with the glowing eyes), and may indeed suite the mood of the illustration the best. However, came across this description from Homer of the Cerberus, which would be hard likley to illustrate in your scene in any case.
_https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_%28mythology%29
of the Chimera said:
Homer's brief description in the Iliad is the earliest surviving literary reference: "a thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle, and snorting out the breath of the terrible flame of bright fire
This also fits the cosmic serpent description, which it likely was, and thought the description was chilling as a metaphorical predator both above and below. That said, the wolf, too, has a connection to cosmic serpents, so this might be fitting after all if seen in that light.
however, it might not be easy to make out that he is carrying a book? 
