The Chronicles of Wolves and Fire
He dug into his battered rucksack and held out three small lumps of greenish stuff that had the consistency of putty and an oily sheen.
Pearl wrinkled her nose, though any smell they might have had was buried beneath the foul, smoky taste that coated her mouth and throat. "What are they?"
"Wolfsbane."
She eyed the stuff with new interest. "A repellant?"
"Not bane," he corrected, "bene. As in benefits. It enhances their human forms, giving them added strength, speed, and stamina. It’ll work for us, though not to the same degree. Think of it as rocket fuel for human forms." He tipped the lumps into a small envelope made of smooth tree bark, and handed it over.
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