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you’re hoping for. You see, a Pure Soul is such a precious, rare thing that the usual laws of lycanthropes don’t apply. If Van were to infect you, you would indeed turn into a werewolf, but not one like us. You’d be a mutant. I’ve only heard of this situation happening once, many hundreds of years ago, but the poor woman and Pure Soul that was bitten emerged as a savage, uncontrollable beast, with three heads and nothing but destruction in her heart. It’s considered such a sin against nature to taint a Pure Soul with werewolf venom that the punishment is vile and devastating indeed. Needless to say, this creature couldn’t possibly be The Mother. No, this is not the answer. He yawned again and curled up once more.
     
    Back in their spot in the middle of the central cavern, Sophia despondently opened a package of beef jerky and tried not to imagine a steaming plate of beef casserole with mashed potatoes, which is really what she felt like. It was cold and uncomfortable in the cave and she felt utterly flat following Dorin’s response to her plan. She wondered about building a fire in the cave, but Van quashed that idea too.
     
    You’ll fill the whole cave with smoke, he said. Besides, you’ll send everyone into a panic; wolves hate fire.
     
    They handled it when I made one outside Reinhart’s cave, she replied grumpily. I’m tired of all this doom and gloom! I’m going out to take a walk in the sun and forage for some food. It’s not like we’re coming up with any great ideas sitting here in the dark together. You might as well get some sleep. She hated to be snappy, but she hated this feeling of hopelessness even more. There was nothing more uplifting than a solid plan, and at the moment a plan was precisely what they were missing. Getting home safely and living happily ever after seemed more of a distant dream than ever before.
     
    You should get some rest too , Van said. It might be another long night ahead.
     
    He didn’t say that they might have to fight the Colti again tonight, but he didn’t have to. The prospect already weighed heavily on Sophia’s mind.
     
    I will. I just need some fresh air first. She kissed Van on the top of his head and went out of the cave. Outside, the sun was still shining but she no longer felt sunny. She held her face up to the sky and wished with all of her heart for a solution. What on earth were they going to do?
     

Chapter 5
     
    That evening, as the werewolves filed out of the cave and separated off into hunting parties, Sophia and Van were no closer to finding an answer. Sophia sat beside a fire that she’d made despite Van’s advice to the contrary. She was using her small knife to sharpen the tip of the new stake she’d made from a branch.  As far as she could tell, none of the werewolves were running in panic from the flames. It was selfish – she knew that – and she genuinely hoped that none of the wolves were afraid. But she also desperately needed something to lift her flagging spirits, and the fire had done just that. Van had made his way over once it was fully established. He sat down beside her, looking cagey.
     
    Why are you afraid? Sophia said. It’s only a campfire. You make them all the time when you’re a man.
     
    I can build a fire as a man, he replied. But I can also put a fire out as a man. As a wolf I can’t do either of those things. The only defense we’d have if your fire went out of control would be to run.
     
    It’s under control, she said more confidently than she felt. She looked up at the hot sparks flying through the night sky, suddenly a little sheepish. The truth was that she’d never thought of the risk her fire posed to all of the forest animals. She’d only been thinking of her own needs.
     
    The Colti will also smell the smoke, Van continued. They’ll know for certain that a mortal is on the island – you – and that she’s probably the reason for the gathering. You just confirmed yourself as a target and