Again, only Lupine is mine.
Just as the pack were about to dig into the feast Emily had prepared for them for lunch there came a knock at the door. Sam stood slowly and the playful jostling between the others stopped. The person at the door knocked again, this time a little harder. Sam opened the door.
"I would like to come in." The voice was delightfully female, if a little gravely. Sam, shocked into a moment of submission, stepped aside and let the girl in. Jacob frowned slightly. Standing in the doorway was the same girl who had stared at him from the forest the day before. He had seen her clothes the day before, and her short white-blonde hair. She looked slightly disheveled up close, but her eyes were disarmingly sharp, a yellow-green colour. She stood before the pack and waited for Sam to sit down again at the head of the table. His stance remained defensive. The newcomer looked at her bare feet for a moment, then looked up.
"My name is Lupine. I want to join your pack."
Sam was the fastest to recover. "What do you mean by pack? I don't know what you are talking about."
"Please do not pretend to be ignorant of your own condition. And do not insult me. I followed your scent all the way down to this fungus farm from Canada. I have followed you for a week now, and I know exactly what you are. All of you. Now I am telling you that I would like to join your pack."
"So what are we then, Lupine?" Sam's question was almost mocking.
"You are shape shifters. I have yet to determine what purpose you serve exactly, but it seems you pose no threat to the human population in the area. I would like to join your pack."
"You are wrong, girly. We are werewolves. Sorry." Paul smirked, crossing his arms over his expansive chest.
"You are wrong, girly." Lupine turned her head to look at Paul casually. "I am the werewolf. You know the stories don't you? Full moons and so on. You are shape shifters. I have come because I wish to join you pack." She turned back to Sam and dipped her head ever so slightly. "I will return again when the sun sets today. I am anxious for your answer."
