The Gift chronicles

Book 1 Chapter 2

 After the meeting, I went back to my house to put on my training gear.

I ran to the training field, By 10am, all 25 of the wolves arrived.

Despite having over 100 pack members eligible for training, I preferred to keep training classes small, so I could really correct each individual.

Technique was the most important part of combat training, and it required my attention to detail.

Then, they practiced hand to hand combat in human form.

Each individual chose a partner, and they would fight each other until one submitted.

Occasionally, the wolves would get too wound up and would have to be separated before they seriously could get hurt.

After the fighting in human forms, they would each fight in their wolf forms.

This tended to be way bloodier, and way more entertaining for me.

When their wolves took control, there was almost certainly blood to be shed.

It was harder to make their opponent submit, since it is not in a wolf's nature to submit to someone who isn't above them.

I preferred fighting in human form, partially due to my Gift, but also partially because fighting in wolf form was not always an option.

Sometimes, wolves will get poisoned with wolfsbane, prohibiting them from shifting, and they need to know how to fight as a human in case if that were to ever happen to them.

After they fought in wolf—form, the ones that weren't too injured would be able to practice their weapon—wielding skills.

Typically, only 10-15 wolves made it to this portion of the training day.

However, this was many of the wolves favorite part of training lessons with me.

I am the master of wielding weapons due to my gift.

I have been summoning knives, bows and arrows, swords, and many other weapons since I could walk.

This has made me incredibly familiar and incredibly accurate with them.

Many of the wolves also enjoyed using weapons, and have gotten really good at using them due to my training.

stress the importance of using weapons, as it is hard for them to obtain large quantities

gave us

as being cruel and heartless, I had a soft spot

and haven't yet

my childhood ripped away from me, but I was glad

important in case of a war, and

packs, women

I ate my lunch prepared by the Pack House chefs, Alpha Wilson walked up

eyes at John, already knowing he wasn't

throat, and looked at me with

is invoking his right to challenge you to the death for the

midnight on the training grounds.” I enthusiastically accept

form, rather than human form, as human form

Wilson stated, probably

one paw tied behind my

his wolf was huge, and

know, I stay in human form because my wolf has violent tendencies that completely surpass me

much more violent, cruel, and uncontrollable;

sure to end gruesomely, when

to fight in wolf form because they we wouldn't

was able to summon weapons, he knows I

ability to

to whoop

"Very well then.

you both at

know you'll kill

son asked as he walked into my house

impolite to barge

the

the future Alpha,

He teased me.

could still kick your

smirking at

wolf form, as per his duel

while

form? You haven't dueled in your wolf