the deepest essence of their inner wolves. Finally, after weeks of relentless research, I found myself standing in front of a portrait of his great-grandfather hidden in a back-forgotten part of the library. The moon shone brightly above and through the window, and in the portrait letters appeared “Through our crest is the path thirio and all answers are found” This signaled to Seth that the time had come for him to embrace his destiny. I would check at the last light of dawn as the new red moon rises this had to be it. The question is now what will I find will this somehow give my people their true power back the birthright of the werewolves I had no desire to rule but some among my kind were angry with not only the ruling class but also the ones who didn’t help them fight back all because my grandfather bowed down so for now this secret will stay with me until I know more as that's as father stood up he looked to me and said it's getting late you he must head home before your mother sends out a search party, he laughed lightly. I cracked a smile. This is a side of my father I do not think I have ever seen but I understand him better now he blames himself for something he had no control over, and I can understand his feelings of being too weak to do anything. But soon let's hope all that will change as we got home my mother noticed my father she asked if everything was okay and like a switch turned the light in his eyes vanished and he was back to the cold hard man I remember all my life and now knowing the pain behind that look hit me harder than ever before we both cleaned up for dinner now I know my father is not a bad man he just has the weight of the world on his shoulders I played with my food more than eating it I couldn’t sleep much that night with way too much information to process I decide that I had to get some air so I slipped out of my window and made my way to the garden and carefully looked for the mark my father had told me about once I found it climbed in to the branch of the great tree trying to feel closer to my grandfather seeking answers I may never get. I want to know why Lycaon left us and why he never returned and where he could have gone now. Before I knew it the new day was creeping up the walls and it was time to go to work I made my way to the stable to check on the worgs and horses as I cleared the outer walk it was like seeing the world for the first time how people look at me and talk to me even tho I am no one lowest of the low it that because of the respect they had for my grandfather as far back as I can remember me and my family were always treated well. But now i see why as I finish my task for today continuing to think about what my father had told me what if we could become more than we are now how would that change things would people rise up against the king would that cause people to die tomorrow's the day of the new moon I’m going to go to the Crest and see what I can find after nightfall I hope I haven't wasted my time sweeping as I'm putting away the harnesses for the horses and the collars and straps for the worgs and notice all sound seems to mute the birds that were once singing the noises of the crickets all sounds of the earth seemed to fade away all the animals get quiet and something in the back of my head is pulling at me telling me that something's not right upon where the last of the supplies and I hear steps coming from outside no one should be here at this time of night my replacement isn't set to come for another few hours normally I would just go see who it is but something tells me danger so I step into one of the empty stalls looking through the cracks waiting to see what is approaching the barn the steps grow louder soon and unfamiliar man enters the barn someone I've never seen before but something about him seems almost familiar he looks like my grandfather when he was young kind of the way my father does now there's something about him his eyes they're not right my grandfather my father my eyes are all yellow his eyes are light shade of blue the way he walks sent shivers down my spine like a predator stalking its prey but so relaxed but something tells me that that if something happened he could react instantly I would have thought he was a guard but the way he's dressed is more like a homeless person something around me tells me this man is dangerous but also something tells me he's similar almost a pull to be near him as a deep voice rings out “anyone here” I bite back the urge to respond not knowing who he is “come on boy I know you're here I can smell you” he can smell me over the horses and the worgs he seems to be looking right at where I am too could I outrun this man even though I'm not very strong I'm very fast “don't try and run boy you won't get away” it's like he can read my mind reluctantly I open the stall door step out trying to stand as tall as possible hello Sir how can I help you today he smiles bearing his teeth do I know you Sir “no just passing through but smelled something interesting so I figured I'd check it out” passing through he smelled something not even my grandfather could find me when I was hiding in the barn with his heightened sense of smell over the horses and the worgs my scent would be perfectly masked well Sir I'm just finishing up for the night if you're needing something there's a guard at the gate you should be able to help you if you head out of the barn and go to the east you'll see him there by the entrance to the castle he laughs “ no boy I don't need the guard I think you're what I'm looking for” this makes my heart start to race does he want to kill me could someone send them here who would want to kill me I'm nobody did my father say something to one of the others do they want to know what I found do they think I already found it “calm down boy I only want to ask you a couple questions would that be OK no harm will come to you just answer honestly I will know if you lie” what choice do I have I thought my grandfather had a presence even though he was kind and gentle there was something about him and almost aura that he emitted you could feel how strong he was just by being near him but the feeling I'm getting from this man made my grandfather feel like a baby something about him told me I couldn't lie to him even if I wanted to of course Sir you can ask me anything “good so I left this place many years ago when I left my son was leader of the pack of the wolves here can you tell me what happened to him” I'm sorry Sir there's not been a leader of the pack for a very long time Are you sure he was the leader the closest thing to a leader we've had in a long time was my grandfather and he wasn't even a full wolf his father had been killed before he had a chance to turn him” a wave of energy came off this man almost physically affecting the world I couldn't breathe gravity intensified I felt like I was going to collapse the look in his eyes his eyes! They are yellow now like mine like fathers who is he what is he a powerful voice came from the man almost commanding willing me to answer without thought “Tell me what happened now!” I told him who I was who my grandfather was that he had fallen in love with a mortal woman and that he was caught by the vampires crossing the worlds with the mortal woman bringing her back here and they tricked his father into meeting them in secret so he could try to keep his son out of trouble but it was a trap an ambush and they killed him before my grandfather came of age to be turned the man's eyes seemed to pulse with energy “even a half breed It's stronger than any vampire. Could dream of being. Why did he not fight?” I explained to the man. That my grandfather was there with his mortal companion. And that she was with a child. And the vampire struck a deal with him. They would let the boy live and his mortal wife. If he did not revolt against them. They would kill his entire family if he tried to fight back a little. At this point the man seemed to have a rage boiling under the surface I could feel almost like a fire on my skin with the amount of energy this man was putting out I couldn't help but look at him and Wonder who he was he looked about my father's age but if my father had a brother he never told me my grandfather never brought it up either I worked up the nerve trying to meet his eyes which had gone back to the brilliant blue color they were when we first met Sir may I ask who you are and how it is you seek me and my family lived in the castle for many generations now the other werewolves or in the village below I myself had only ever met one other wolf house out of my family so for all I knew he could be seeking the leader of the village wolves so I don't want to upset him without cause This man scared me but I'm not sure why you've been nothing but kind he had barely raised his voice he had no weapons he did not seem aggressive in any way but something about him told me deep down he was dangerous the man looked me in the eyes “so you want to know who I am I could tell you but I don't know if you would believe me I've been away for a long time this is no longer my world the world I left coming here through the village I saw many creatures More than I ever could have imagined none were happy every creature I passed including yourself smelled of fear this world is supposed to be a safe haven for our kind a place where we can live in peace and grow together but I've been gone for a long time I could come back in and fix it try to change it back to the way it should have been but I won't stay I can't stay I'll have to leave eventually again to continue my search my place is not here anymore what is your name boy?” I am Seth of house Lycaon he grinned at me “nice to meet you can call me lyca what if I told you there was a way to regain what has been