Strays

September 17

Quinn has told me there are those among the wolfin' who can breed with wolfin and create a new generation. These breeders are called kin, sometimes referred to as kinfolk. Quinn was trying to explain how wolfin society works, and as best I can tell, the wolfin are created through genetics. There are recessive genes and dominant genes and they, the wolfin, can smell it on others. I still don't understand any of this; I am a little over my head, but I am learning. I have discovered something interesting though. It seems all kin are born with a mark, kind of an imprint on their body. Whether they are aware of the birthmark or birthright is unknown. I was told that all wolfin could smell their kin or kin from other tribes. They try to protect all of them, collecting them before the lyceums can.

I found a legend on the internet about wolfmen marking their packs with symbols; I think this legend started when mankind found the marking on all breeders. Various packs beg