This is a story we are told as pups, passed down from grandparents to parents and so on. It's a story about werewolf creation and how the first werewolf—Lykadian (Lee-kay-dee-an) came to be. It might help you better understand our beliefs,' Gio explained.
Charlotte nodded, leaning forward to listen with rapt attention. Hearing the werewolf origin story from one themself was something she may never be able to experience again. She wanted to be able to appreciate all of it.
'Way way back—I mean like a quarter of a million years ago—there was a dire wolf, known among his kind for being an exceptional protector and proficient hunter,' Gio began.
'Being skilled as he was, the wolf was the leader of his pack. He led a small group of wolves who worked together to protect their pack against other predators—of which there were many. Carnivores at that time were large and deadly.
