He winces at the last word, but doesn't notice me.

'' This is who I am. Half man, half wolf, he said simply. My wolf is a part of me that I have lived with since I was born. And he suffers a lot from not being able to express himself. I am only half of myself since that day. My pack, my family, is in danger because of this curse. Dogon threatens us, because we are different, I have to protect them, you understand?

Yes, of course I understand. Protecting our own is what makes us human. Thalion can have all the faults in the world, you can't take...