lost if you were to be able to regain the power that your great grandfather had and have the ability to make more of our kind would you fight the king would you overthrow him would you take back what is ours” I looked at the man and thought to myself with power like that even just one of us would have enough power overthrow the king so I can't imagine what if a full pack was turned we will be the new rulers of this land but as those thoughts crossed my mind another thought kept cropping up my grandfather he was a man of peace he wanted nothing to do with fighting he only wanted us out to live in harmony and have the life we deserve and to live in peace so we could have our families and also provide for them.  

There's no one in the world I respect more than my grandfather he wanted peace he was a great man my grandfather tells me there's another place to seek power if we have the power we use it for the greater good he did not want to rule he wanted to live a life for this family he respected others and treated everyone fairly so if I had the power I would seek justice so that everyone can live peacefully I would get rid of the king but I would not tell him about my power. I would convince him that the council that wanted to hold our land was the way the founder wanted it to be if he tried to fight I would have the power to subdue him and hopefully, he would come around. Currently the weak are used and abused by those creatures who have more power and the king does nothing about it I would change that I've been weak all my life my grandfather looked out for me I would do the same for the people of this land the man smile showing off his teeth “good answer boy you asked me who I was that doesn't really matter but I will tell you a secret about your family you may not know there is a way for you to regain your power and not just that there's a way for you to become stronger than any werewolf before you but I can only give you a hint you must prove your worth to have this power” something inside me told me he wasn't lying to me and hope that we could regain some of our former glory but this is beyond my imagination so I looked at him and told him I'll do whatever it takes to protect my family and honor my grandfather's name and bring peace to this place “good boy good the one thing I can tell you is when you're feeling lost follow your instincts” follow my instincts what does that mean alright something behind me I quickly glanced back and before I knew it the man was on me with a hand faster than I could see he hit me the next thing I know Fred was waking me up “seth are you ok hey man wake up” as I opened my eyes I was laying on the roof of the barn a place I go on most nice days after my chores are done I wasn’t hurt hey Fred did you see a drifter around here today he looked at me with a questioning look I have been by the gate all day no one has come in and no one came over the wall either are you sure you’re ok seth it’s not like you to fall asleep on the job” I was asleep was that a dream but who was that guy he seemed like someone I should know maybe this was just a way for me to process the story my father told me no way that was real “ thanks Fred naw man I am fine I just had a long night but thanks for checking on me” Fred was one of the only people I can honestly say is my friend physically we are close to the same age but in terms of years he has a few decades on me I think he just turned 93 this year but we started work around the same time the first few years we would both see each other in the castle and grounds until one day I was heading to a secret spot my grandfather showed me or at least I thought it was a secret turns out Fred had found it and at first he tried to run but of course i caught him i asked if he had followed me he told me no I was trying to find a shortcut home and missed a jump and fell down the hill and found the place. I told him he was more than welcome anytime I came here every weekend and a few days a week if he wanted to hang out I would more than welcome him anytime we slowly began to hang out and we quickly became close friends “Seth man you have to be careful if anyone else had found you could have got into a lot of trouble” yeah I know Fred thanks man I had something I had to do at sunset so it’s a good thing I didn’t sleep through that lol “ oh yeah got a hot date… wait you’re not doing anything you shouldn’t are you?”  

no Fred 

I’m just checking out something for the family boring stuff but after we can get some food in the village if you want to “Yeah dude it’s been too long you want to meet up at the burnt toad?” 

yeah, but are we going there for the food or the bar maid you like just talk to her man I’m sure she would love to go out or something. 

“Yeah, maybe I will, well maybe after a few drinks lol”

Yeah, Fred, that’s what you always say then you just get

drunk and we leave, and you say next time for sure lol.

“Hey Seth, that’s not fair she is way too pretty but this time for

Sure!” OK, tonight’s the night go home and get ready for this. 

could be the first day of the rest of your life with her ‘kissy.’

“ha-ha ok but you better hurry, or you will miss it, Seth.”   

All right man see you later as he heads out my mind drifts back to the

Dream or whatever that was Lyca was trying to tell me. 

something he said that we could regain the power either way It was

sunset and I must see if I was right, so I grabbed the few things I had. 

and jump from the roof and make my way down the back wall to 

where the crest is as I draw near I hope that I am right and I didn’t just make the whole thing up in my head it’s still a few minutes until the sunsets and the moon rises as I sit with my back to the wall all I can think about are the stories my dad told me and why would my grandfather let himself be treated that way for so long and how if I had that much power would I do the same to protect my family at that thought I remembered something my grandfather told me when I was young and was being picked on by a few other boys it doesn’t take a strong man to fight but to know when to walk away fighting doesn’t win every battle as I came to understand fighting may not be the answer to everything being powerful and ruling with fear mean the peace you have is not real I became lost in my thoughts then I felt a pull something deep inside me waking up