Episode 5

OMNISCIENT NARRATOR.

In the heart of the forest, the Council of Elders of the Lupinville pack gathered to deliberate a matter that concerned them all: "The human woman."

In the great hall, one by one the members of the council took their seats, strategically positioned around a large oak table. In the center of the table, a sculpture of the moon goddess presides over the room, the atmosphere is tense and among the oldest and wisest wolves, Lopin, the main person responsible for convening the meeting, begins the session.

"Jose, how could you be capable of bringing a human to our community, knowing the circumstances? You know what's at stake! White wolves are being annihilated in different regions, and now, suddenly, you decide to ignore our rules by bringing a human into the territory. You are exposing not only your own son, but our entire species!"

"We understand that she is important to you,"Felipe spoke, with more subtlety"but the fact that Albert has been of great help in these years does not justify or concern us with the care of his daughter."

"Do you think so?" "Jose asked calmly."

"The evidence is clear, Jose."Valentino expressed"Lycaon's return is near, his curse falls on your son's blood, and you know it! We cannot afford to take unnecessary risks. Bringing that young woman here, at such a critical time as this, is not something we can ignore."

"Esteemed members, Circe's prediction was clear. You are not seeing beyond her words, what makes you think that the human woman could not be part of the solution, and not the problem?"

"So, is this how you have decided to honor your friend's memory? By sacrificing his daughter?"Lopin spat coldly, "If you allow that human to awaken your son's true nature, are you aware of what it will unleash?"his eyes fixed on Jose, with the intention of provoking him, but he remained impassive".That darkness that we have been containing for years will devour him from within and all our efforts to control him will have been in vain."

"I know the risk better than anyone."

"Then you know that what you are saying is absurd! If she awakens what sleeps in him, he will end us all!"Valentino lashed out completely irritated.

"Do you think I'm not aware of the threat my son represents?!" "Jose replied, hitting the table, causing the sound to spread throughout the room". No one knows better than me what it means. But if you think that sealing his nature or consummating his union with his mate will contain what he carries inside, you are wrong. Nothing will prevent the inevitable.

"Those were Circe's words, Jose."Felipe warned"Only his mate has the power to heal his wounded soul corrupted by the hands of humans."

"Have you decided to ignore the other part?"

"And what do you suggest then?"Lupin spoke in a deep and severe tone"What? That we allow the human to stay? We know what the curse dictates, Jose. If his dark nature awakens, there will be no return. He will not distinguish between any of us."

"Don't underestimate me, Lupin. You speak of the destruction of the pack as if it were an inevitable fact, but also remember that the same curse predicts a surrender. And that surrender can come from the same source that you fear. The human.Valentino gritted his teeth, completely frustrated."

"And if you're wrong? If instead of redeeming him, she turns him into what we fear most? It seems to me that you are making decisions based on an empty hope when the real danger is growing behind our backs."

"And what has prevented Lycaon from resurfacing? Nothing. Neither pairing Demian since his birth nor keeping his dark nature asleep has prevented the threat from continuing to grow. Nothing we have done has changed that. If I'm wrong, the result will be the same. But if I'm right about the human woman, it won't just be a hope, but a reality that we can use to definitively eradicate Lycaon."

"Even if that ultimately means you get rid of her?"

"That is not up for discussion! If something represents a danger, I will not hesitate to destroy it. No matter who it is, nothing will stand in the way of our species."

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