Wolf Slayer by Jane Godman

Author:Jane Godman [Godman, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Swerve
Published: 2017-07-10T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Deep inside her, Maria could feel a flicker of something that didn’t feel part of her human self. She had to reach deep and focus, but it was there. Now all she had to do was find a way to bring it to the surface.

Among the books Lowell had loaned her there was an ancient text. It was more of a leaflet than a book. She had discarded it at first, finding its flowing script and dramatic illustrations too old-fashioned to hold her attention. There was no news about Hendrik and, on this particular afternoon, the house had fallen quiet with everyone going off to do their own thing. Maria had wandered up to her room. With nothing else to hold her attention, the leaflet had caught her eye and she’d picked it up.

The title of the booklet was The Werewolf: Satan’s Best Friend. It didn’t sound like a promising start. Written from the perspective of a devil worshiper who wanted to become a werewolf in order to support Satan, it was a helpful guide on how to become a lycanthrope. Deciding it was likely to be comical rather than helpful, Maria curled up on her bed and prepared to be amused. Within minutes, she had become engrossed.

The author had described in detail the perfect conditions needed for a werewolf to shift. Helpful hints included observing wolves in their natural habitat, copying their mannerisms and positioning until it felt natural, imagining oneself as a werewolf, and living as a wolf. Finally, the would-be werewolf was encouraged to think and feel the way a werewolf would by shifting his or her consciousness so it became that of a wild animal. The leaflet contained exercises to experience the world through the eyes of a wolf, and to replicate the urges and instincts of a carnivorous animal.

Maria realized that the images she had dismissed as unhelpful actually showed a man covering his naked body with a wolf pelt. Somehow, she couldn’t imagine her hosts taking the suggestion kindly if she asked if there were any wolf skins available for her to perform a similar exercise. The members of the brotherhood were fierce wolf conservationists.

The next series of instructions were more helpful. The author suggested looking carefully at the environment and ensuring that it was private and secluded. Maria approved wholeheartedly of this suggestion. If she reached the point of shifting, she had no intention of doing it in a place where there might be prying eyes. The outdoors was also preferable and a natural forest setting was the best place.

The author advised appealing to the primal urges of the inner wolf by placing food in the environment. Raw steak was recommended. Maria thought of the huge amounts of bloody meat consumed within the Lowell household and decided there might be some wisdom in this statement. There was nothing she liked less than rare meat, but who knew what her inner werewolf might want in the way of a snack if she ever

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