Way of the Beast, part 5
Weeks passed, and in that time, life in the monastery began to settle into a comfortable, albeit by no means easy, rhythm. Rusan and Llifen were gathered in the temple with the other initiates, as they were every morning, practicing Zaulii's daily...
Way of the Beast, part 2
The next few hours moved quickly for Rusan and Llifen. Rusan was initiated as a member of the monastery, and it was decided that he would begin training under Llifen. This meant that the two of them would be cohabiting together for the time being, an...
Way of the Beast, part 3
"C'mon, it's time to get up!" Llifen's chipper voice reverberated in Rusan's head like a gong. He stared out the air vents in the wall and to his utter disappointment, found that it was still partially dark outside. He wondered to himself how it was...
Way of the Beast, part 4
Llifen watched as the other wolves slowly filed out of the temple into the central square to watch the fight. He felt as if a lead weight had formed in the pit of his stomach and was growing with each passing minute. Eventually, there was nobody left...
Way of the Beast, part 1
It was a dark night in the village. By day, the cobblestone-lined streets would be packed with wolves and their pushcarts, selling their wares. And amidst the hustle and bustle, it would be easy to ignore the wolf with matted fur skulking about. That...