Vesper exchanges idle taunts with a Luperci woman, who looks down on her for being formless. The woman does give her useful warnings, however, and they part without violence.
During a dreadful storm, Vesper meets another loner, Evane. They share a less than civil conversation before suggesting a fight the next time they meet.
Vesper meets an older loner named Tayui. They begin to swap information to help each other out, and get sidetracked on matters of justice. Tayui warns Ves about some of the darker pack in Nova Scotia, including Salsola.
Vesper has a fight with a car horn her first time in Halifax, where she also meets a pair of wolves. Zalen, a Luperci, discusses the machine and the folly of acting human. A girl named Blind shows up looking for some assistance, as she's new to the area. Three is a crowd, however, and so they split ways.
Vesper and Blind meet up again. After sparring lessons devolve into playful wrestling, the fun is destroyed by the presence of an angry grizzly bear. Ves narrowly saves Blind's life and helps the injured girl back to her pack.
Vesper is stabbed and beaten near to death by a dog Luperci. Unbeknownst to her, the Luperci virus is passed to her from the mingling of their bloody wounds.
Vesper and X'yrin reunite. Ves is ashamed of straying from the Endless Path, but her Nomad friend too has found a pack in Ichika no Ho-en. X'y also offers to teach her combat in her new shape.
Vesper reunites with her friend Kiara. She's worried that Kiara won't like her now that she's Luperci, but Kiara doesn't care about that; she's more surprised Vesper joined a pack!
Vesper reunites with Blind, a newly-turned Luperci, and discovers her deep affection for her. After a lot of playing and cuddling and a couple of awkward touchy moments, the friends reluctantly separate to return to their packs.
Hoping to meet one of her Ichikan friends, Vesper instead comes across a stranger at the borders. They walk around and talk for a while before Ves leaves.
X'yrin is disappointed in her student for attacking the wolf. Vesper is ashamed and admits that she's having second thoughts about Inferni. She doesn't see many of her clan mates as friends, and she doesn't know if it's worth it to continue on her path.
The Sequoia Alliance, the secret group that Vesper had joined, gathers near Salsola to attack the pack. Ves is startled to recognize other Infernians among those ready to cause trouble.
Vesper breaks off from the main Sequoia group and attempts to free an elderly slave. Two Salsolians (one of them Eris Eternity) find her; Eris kills the slave while her companion drives Vesper off.
Vesper refuses passage to the spy, Matteo. They swap harsh words before Teo breaks and attacks Vesper. She drives him off, and his actions result in his banishment.
Blind has returned to Nova Scotia, but the reunion between friends is far from warm. Misunderstandings abound as they try to sort out their feelings, but in the end, Vesper knows she must choose Inferni over the dear girl. They part ways gently, but refuse to let it be goodbye. This is the last time they will ever see each other.
Vesper approaches a new wolf pack, New Dawn. She is startled to find that its alpha is Zalen. Their conversation is slightly tense, due to the natural distrust of coyotes Zalen bears, but they have nothing but respect for each other as individuals, and everything goes well.
Vesper has a tense encounter with an old she-wolf who mistrusts Infernians. However, she soon learns that this is Blind's adoptive mother, Soran, and the conversation grows warmer.
Vesper stops to grab an antler as a gift for Myrika. She meets a very feminine non-Luperci male and feeds him, but he doesn't understand or believe her accounts about Luperci, so she leaves him.
Returning home, Vesper reports to Ezekiel. He warns her lightly about New Dawn despite her mutual respect with Zalen, and is surprised by the change in leadership in Ichika no Ho-en. Ves ventures to mention an alliance with Ichika might be possible, and Zeke somewhat agrees.
Vesper makes a new acquaintance -- a raven named Stark, who is intent on bothering her. She attempted to bargain with the raven to scout Salsola for her, but he refused, only to state that he will be watching her. He follows her outside of the territory and is intent on keeping an eye on her, for whatever reason.
Vesper runs into Tayui again. She initially is distrusting due to the Sequoia events, but the two actually become firm friends. Ves lends Tayui what comfort she can.
While patrolling, Vesper comes across the scent of her friend Kiara on the borders. She is angry that the arctic wolf approached Inferni when Vesper had warned her repeatedly about it, but her anger dissipates as she tracks Kiara's scent and find out that she's pregnant. She agrees to visit Ichika more, though she wonders how she'll be able to with the events in Inferni.
Vesper encounters a coywolf that eerily reminds her of herself, and she's driven to comforting the stranger. He lets slip that he failed to protect someone from a bear attack -- and then the rest of the truth comes out. Blind, the wolf friend that Vesper has been so conflicted about, is dead. She does not respond well to this news and breaks down for the first time she can remember. After managing to apologize to the male, Cerberus, for yelling at him in her grief, she returns home.
A grieving Vesper heads south to where she saved Blind from the bear. Stark distracts her and leads her to a coywolf who's practicing with daggers. Although initially afraid, Ves asks to observe and practice with the blades as well.
Vesper goes to see how Myrika is coping after the attack on Halo. She offers what comfort she can and then offers to teach the woman how to brawl. Keeping focused while wrestling with Myri proves to be a challenge, and in the end, Ves kisses her.
Vesper is frustrated to see that one of her scouts, Emmanuelle, has been injured by the wolves. She offers the girl some defense training so it won't happen again.
Vesper, Myrika, and Ithiel confront a pair of Boreas wolves. Ves and Myri manage to subdue and then kill one, while Ithiel drives the other off with arrows. Vesper obtains a rosary as plunder, but she also gets her bad ear sliced off.
Vesper and X'yrin meet up again, but the meeting is far from positive; X'y has dark tidings about the fall of her pack and end of her mateship. Ves is distraught that she can do nothing to help from her end, with the war necessitating her presence in Inferni.
Vesper and Stark talk about the Boreas conflict; Ves expresses her worries while the raven comforts her. Stark offers some of his history, and Ves realizes that Stark sees her as his own child. She feels warmer knowing that the raven will always be there for her when she needs him.
Vesper is worried that the wolf/coyote hatred will affect relations with New Dawn, so she visits the pack. Once there, she gets a warm welcome from Tharin, Zalen, and Kiara (who has just joined and had her puppies). She delivers the message about peace, which Zalen accepts, and some of Ves' tension eases.
Myrika comes to Vesper with startling news: Ezekiel has left Inferni to her. Although stunned, Ves comforts and encourages Myri about her new position as Aquila.
Vesper runs into Toby, one of the first Luperci she met in Nova Scotia. They catch up as if they were old friends, but Toby still seems to have skeletons in his closet.
A hunt is interrupted when a stranger shoots her prey. Vesper turns nasty toward the Luperci, a friendly and outgoing coydog named Asher Thompson, and hates when she almost feels sorry for him. She takes her meal and Stark and leaves.
Vesper and Helotes share some Luperci-made moonshine, which unfortunately brings out the old Latin romantic in Helotes. Spoiler alert: He gets punched out of a tree.
Vesper and Stark travel near Anathema, where Stark grows uncomfortable at the presence of the crows. Ves suspects they're used for the same purpose as the Inferni ravens. They do spot a strange albino crow, its mate, and a wolf, but Vesper turns aside again before Stark causes a scene.
The morning after the poacher incident, Vesper meets Myrika by the beach, and they have a chat. Unfortunately, the topic of horses serves to annoy Ves, who ends up growing terse with Myri and leaving in a huff.
Ambassadors from a new pack, Sangi'lak, come to Inferni. Vesper is not impressed by them, but she is surprised to hear that X'yrin is one of the leaders.
The horse poachers are at it again. Vesper finds them attacking the coydog Asher, and comes ot his aid. With the help of Helotes, they dispatch the poachers, and Vesper offers Asher a home in Inferni.
Vesper heads south to AniWaya to check up on Jacinto, who moved there to care for his son. She runs into Gemma -- the scarred white coywolf she'd met before -- instead.
Tribe subleader Claudius is not happy that Vesper is on his territory unaccompanied. Vesper's lazy attitude about the whole thing does not elevate her in his eyes.
Vesper comes home only to find a strange albino woman in Myrika's bed. The pair are hostile toward each other until the stranger turns out to be Cassandra Asylum, Myri's sister.
A strange woman from the evil AniWayan tribe comes to the Court, but Skoll is perplexed to note that she's quite nice. He, Ayita, and Hati show "Lady 'lohi" around and ease the post-war tension between their packs.
Skoll is disappointed to see the magical meadow is dead and fairy-less. He meets a rather grounded member of the pack, Caspa, and debates fairies with her for a while. He is enamored with the woman, though, even if he insists that she's part ghost!
Skoll gets lost just outside of the Kingdom. He meets a funny-speaking stranger named Frodo and proceeds to bombard the adult with questions. He learns a lot of things, like the fall of Caesar, before Frodo takes the sleepy puppy home.
Skoll meets a strange little puppy named Sophie. They're perplexed by each other, one a lone child and the other a pack prince, but eventually they end up playing and making friends.
Venturing out into the forest, Skoll encounters an angry bobcat. The creature attacks him, but a wolf named Anatole fends it off and takes the boy home.
A sniffly Skoll tries to drive an intruder from his house, but the stranger is only Trent, a new member of the pack. Skoll takes pity on him and tries to help him out.
While exploring the hills, Skoll comes across a puppy named Kace. He's perplexed by her intelligence and her status as a loner, and he's even more astonished to find that her guardian is a lynx! It's suggested that she join Cour des Miracles, and Skoll is happy to lead her home.
Skoll stalks a puppy who seems to have wandered too far from home. She mistakes his concern for bad intentions and attacks him. They scuffle for a while then make introductions when they realize the other isn't a threat.
Terra tries to outsmart a bear and steal its kill; Skoll isn't too sure about the whole situation, but he rushes forward to protect his friend. They end up annoying the bear enough to send it packing..
Terra sneaks around Casa di Cavalieri's borders, leaving Skoll once again uncertain and sitting on the sidelines. When one of the Cavaliers smells them, however, they run for their life.
Dynamics are shifting in the Haskel-Catori family, and increased testosterone does not help it. Tension between the two brothers culminates into a fight.
Skoll and Adelle reunite, but both of them have changed -- Skoll as a result of his family feud and Adelle as a result of her grandfather's death. It isn't clear if their feelings for each other are the same, bu Skoll comforts her regardless.
A meeting is called in the Court to announce a shift in hierarchy: Strelein has been demoted, and newcomer Silvano has risen to his place. Skoll isn't sure what to think ... and the turmoil of the other pack members does not help matters.
On his birthday, Skoll flees the Kingdom and bumps into Adelle again. She comforts him in his grief, but it seems like something has changed between them...
During the hurricane, Charlotte Haskel falls into a fast-moving river. Skoll leaps in to save her, and they're in turn rescued by Mars Russo's alter personality, Bartholomew.
Skoll explores Halifax, only to find a recently-assaulted dog named Keziah. He does his best to help her, and eventually she agrees to come with him to the Court.
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Wayne goes fishing in the most unconventional way possible and meets a coywolf named Terra. The two go swimming for a bit before Terra excuses herself. Bemused, Wayne steps onto the bank only to realize that she's stolen one of his knives!
Dixie-May has been acting strange and distant lately, so Wayne rides out with her to hunt. They kill a wild hog, although not before it gives Wayne a bad gash on the stomach.
Wayne befriends Alder, a fellow equine-lover and the previous owner of a pair of Casa's communal horses. The two make an agreement to help each other out with horse breeding to get bigger, stronger animals.
Frustrated over Dixie-May's sudden departure, Wayne heads north. He meets an Ichikan named Neela, and while she isn't receptive to his greetings at first, the two soon fish and chat together.
Dixie-May finally returns from her journey. Although he's delighted to see her, Wayne retains a cold front as he greets her. She's hurt by this, and he manages to lasso her before she can run off, dousing her in apologies. He finally admits why he was upset she was gone and confesses his love for her; she feels the same way.
When Wayne returns to Casa's temporary corral from the Festival, he notices that one of the horses has gone missing. He tracks her down to see that she's facing off with a new pack member, Sebastian. Wayne does his best to convince Seb that horses aren't devilspawn and gives him a ride on Fern.
While out exercising the horses in neutral territory, Wayne comes across an elderly wolfdog and his ill granddaughter. He lends them a ride back to Casa.
Wayne meets a new pack member, Hadley, who seems terrified of him. He soon learns that Hadley used to be a slave, which explains his submissive behavior. Being firm but kind with the man, Wayne instructs Hadley to help with the horses (which he seems to enjoy) and gives him a riding lesson before telling him that he can help any time he wants to.
Wayne is selected for a mission. He goes to Ichika no Ho-en to strengthen the allegiance between their pack as well as gain defense training from X'yrin Exultare.
As he scouts the burnt wastelands east of Ichika, Wayne runs into an Infernian scout named Ithiel. They exchange information and briefly talk of faith in God.
Wayne and Dixie agree to board Saul's brood mare and take Gypsy back. While he's delighted to have his mare again, Wayne is less delighted about how touchy Dixie and Saul are with each other.
Raiders attempt to steal Casa di Cavalieri's horses. Wayne rushes to fight but is clubbed in the shoulder. Seeing Dixie flung aside by his assailant, he lunges for the man and crushes his throat. He suffers no further injuries, and Dixie is okay, but his shoulder is torn from the blow and his shifting.
Amy Sunders has come to relay punishment to Hadley. Wayne, Sebastian, and Lorenzo stand off against her and make her leave, defending Hadley's right to freedom.
Wayne is stressed out about his promotion to Sinistra as well as his other duties to the pack. He attempts to relax in his room, and Dixie-May comes in. They cuddle for a while and speak of going out, just the two of them, to explore and bring back livestock just like old times. Wayne has to quash some more heated feelings for the woman and knows he wants to take her as his mate soon.
Forced into a good mood, Wayne comes across a French-speaking loner at the borders. He manages to breach the language barrier with his own knowledge of French and welcomes her into the pack.
Wayne and Dixie finally take their long-deserved trip, going out around the territory to wrangle some critters for the pack. Wayne bides his time to ask her a very important question.
Levent encounters Amy Sunders, a prominent merchant in Europe. While she controls most of the other traders, she sees Levent as an equal. They discuss the western continent and other things, and eventually retire to a bedroom in the inn. While making love, Amy bites deep into Levent's shoulder to mark him as her own.
Levent explores the wilderness west of Freetown with Wilson. A strange wolf tries to attack them, but when the wolf sees Levent's scar, he promptly kills himself. Lev is astonished until Amy Sunders appears. She leads him back to the camp of a tribe she's taken control of, a tribe where half the wolves obey her fearfully and the other half call her a demon. The two sit down for dinner as Amy describes the packs and customs of Nova Scotia.
Levent meets Amy once more in Nova Scotia. He tells a tale about the origin of wine, which they begin to drink. After Wilson runs off, the pair tease each other with demons and play a drunken strip-throwing-knives game and have sex.
On beautiful March night, Levent meets an angelic beauty under the full moon. The fact that this beauty is really a very feminine male does not deter him from sweet-talking his newest acquaintance.
Levent is shaken as he finds himself surrounded by water in the new region. He is distracted by a large dark she-wolf and her horse, though he does not get much information from her.
A woman with a kitten mistakes Levent and Wilson's game of chase for something worse, but Lev soothes her fears and tries to wheedle some information out of her.
An investigation of Halifax yields no results, but Levent does meet a male with a white-morph gyrfalcon. He gives the man some tips to train the wild bird.
A cry of loss draws Levent and Wilson to a girl grieving over a dead cat. Levent does everything he can to comfort the woman, but he soon needs comforted too as he thinks about his own deep fears.
Levent talks a cougar out of attacking a woman, who turns out to be a fiery d'Artisan named Hotaru. She snaps at him for a while then apologizes, and he offers to walk her back home. On the way, it takes him a long time to realize that she's blind, and his demeanor turns sad. He bids her farewell at the borders but secretly hopes to see her again.
Levent comes across a hysterical wolf girl in the neutral territory. He comforts her, although in reality he wants to gain something from the interaction.
Levent meets Amy's former slave, Hadley. With little disregard for the other man's comfort, he asks as many pointed questions as he can to learn more about the fellow.
While exploring Halifax, Levent meets a Salsolian wolf. He's surprised that she's frightened of him, but he manages to lighten up the situation, and they snoop around the ruins before parting ways.
To escape pack life for a bit, Levent ventures north. He finds a house full of alcohol, and the owner, Alex, offers him a few bottles to take back to his pack.
Levent heads north on a little trip, supposedly to tame his new horse and rekindle the bond with Wilson -- but his real motives are a bit more drastic. Their journey is interrupted by a young hybrid and his boisterous horse.
Ayusn's brother, Aiden, joins her in death. Levent has been holing himself up in his house, grieving, until he notices this -- but Hotaru screams at him when he comes to comfort her. She finishing burying their children and calls him a pup-killer, attacking him, and so Levent flees.
Levent sees a wolf identical to Hotaru, but it is her twin brother, Adrian. Lev tries to pull himself together while all-too-vaguely answering the man's questions about his sibling.
Levent comes back to his home in Halifax, only to find an unknown Luperci with the dead body of a cat he thinks is Wilson. He emotionally snaps and assaults the woman. Believing he's killed her, he steps outside to see that Wilson is safe, and makes the decision that he's going insane and has to leave.
Traveling through the mountains, Levent runs into Amy Sunders for the last time. He realizes how far gone he is when he can't bring himself to rage at her for the death of his pups.
Shiloh trespasses on AniWayan land to get a look at their elk. Liliana Vess meets her then shows her the Tribe's horses. Shiloh does not appreciate the presents the beasts have left on the grass...
Shiloh arrives in Nova Scotia once again. She quickly reunites with her brother, Saul, and the man shares news with her about his expanding family before welcoming her into Vinátta.
A nap by the lake is interrupted by a young man and his cat. Shiloh reunites with her cousin Niernan, who's changed since they last met, and tells him news from the Solbjorg.
Shiloh hears a cheery melody and goes to meet the source, an ocarina-playing girl named Jordyn. They are suddenly erupted by a Sangi'lak wolf, X'ies ,who is incredibly hostile to the pair: innocent Jordyn because she is a dog, and Shiloh because she is a Vinattan. X'ies claims that Vinatta rejected his pack's offer of peace even while describing the nasty things he'll do to Jordyn. Because she is unarmed, Shlioh decides the best bet is for her and Jordyn to run back to the safety of Vinatta.