it?”
“Saying, ‘they can control it’ is a big leap. Werewolves are like psychopathic serial killers who have been chained up for twenty years and finally let out on the general population. Werewolves are told from the get go to figure out a way to go into hiding. Most go to caves and isolated areas so there is no temptation to kill humans. I think you might be reaching, Josiah. Werewolves are no better than wild animals in.”
“That’s what you’ve been told, Tommy. What if you could be tamed and you never knew it? The way a lion-trainer tames a lion.”
“Are you intending to beat me with a whip?” Tommy asked humorously.
“No, you might enjoy that too much.”
“Okay, let’s say you do train me. What good will that do?”
“Tommy, the good it could do is endless. What if we could get you to a point of cognitive thought? What if you could decipher right from wrong?”
“Cognitive thought? That’s unheard of Josiah; there is no way it can be done. Werewolves are mindless beasts who know only one thing–KILL.”
Tommy was going to need more convincing. But the more I talked, the more I believed in my heart I was on to something. “I’m going to put more thought into this.” I said in conclusion.
“In the end Tommy,” Yari spoke up. “It won’t hurt to give it a shot, Tommy.”
Tommy glanced over at Yari. “You think?”
“Josiah had a vision.” Yari continued. “We need to respect that. God knows we are all here because we were all given relentless visions. Now look at us. What will it hurt?”
“It could hurt,” Tommy said. “It could hurt very much. If you let me out and try to train me and it doesn’t work. I could do a lot of damage to everyone. You all will be forced to fight back and someone might get killed. Hell, you all might be forced to team up and kill me.”
“That will never happen, Tommy.” I said. “I will never allow it. We need to do this in baby steps. We take baby steps first, and see if we are on to something. Let’s first see if I can build trust with you.”
“I don’t know, Josiah. Give me some time to think about it.” Tommy still seemed unconvinced.
“One last thing, Tommy,” I said. “Just imagine how powerful you would be if you were self-aware as a werewolf. Imagine how much good could come out of it.”
I was done talking and I was tired. I did one final look around the room to make sure everyone was on board. I stopped when I glanced over at Yari and motioned for her to follow me out of the room.
Yari nodded and followed me out to the guest room. “What is it, Josiah?”
“You knew, didn’t you?” I said.
“Knew what?”
“You knew that it was me and not Atticai that was supposed to be in charge of all of this. That is why you followed me for two years.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Yari seemed worried.
“Look, I won’t say anything to anyone else. But if you are able to see into the future, you must have known.”
Yari paused for a very long time. She was really struggling with telling me the truth. Then very softly said, “I knew.”
“Wow.”
“Are you mad?” she asked.
I wasn’t sure what I felt, but I was definitely not mad. Because all of this, I was able to find Lena. I could never be upset about that. “I’m not mad, Yari. Not at all. I’m honored, in fact.” I looked over to her. She was still very stunning. I cared for her deeply, but no longer in a romantic way, but in a protective way. I took her by the hand and pulled her close to me and hugged her tightly.
“You ready for what is to come?” Yari whispered in my ear.
“I hope so.” I said. “I sure hope so.”
Chapter Ten
There wouldn’t be a full moon for another two weeks. That gave Tommy plenty of time to think about what I requested. It had also given me time to consider how I would try to tame and train the wolf.
On one of the evenings, Tommy and Yari went out and
“Saying, ‘they can control it’ is a big leap. Werewolves are like psychopathic serial killers who have been chained up for twenty years and finally let out on the general population. Werewolves are told from the get go to figure out a way to go into hiding. Most go to caves and isolated areas so there is no temptation to kill humans. I think you might be reaching, Josiah. Werewolves are no better than wild animals in.”
“That’s what you’ve been told, Tommy. What if you could be tamed and you never knew it? The way a lion-trainer tames a lion.”
“Are you intending to beat me with a whip?” Tommy asked humorously.
“No, you might enjoy that too much.”
“Okay, let’s say you do train me. What good will that do?”
“Tommy, the good it could do is endless. What if we could get you to a point of cognitive thought? What if you could decipher right from wrong?”
“Cognitive thought? That’s unheard of Josiah; there is no way it can be done. Werewolves are mindless beasts who know only one thing–KILL.”
Tommy was going to need more convincing. But the more I talked, the more I believed in my heart I was on to something. “I’m going to put more thought into this.” I said in conclusion.
“In the end Tommy,” Yari spoke up. “It won’t hurt to give it a shot, Tommy.”
Tommy glanced over at Yari. “You think?”
“Josiah had a vision.” Yari continued. “We need to respect that. God knows we are all here because we were all given relentless visions. Now look at us. What will it hurt?”
“It could hurt,” Tommy said. “It could hurt very much. If you let me out and try to train me and it doesn’t work. I could do a lot of damage to everyone. You all will be forced to fight back and someone might get killed. Hell, you all might be forced to team up and kill me.”
“That will never happen, Tommy.” I said. “I will never allow it. We need to do this in baby steps. We take baby steps first, and see if we are on to something. Let’s first see if I can build trust with you.”
“I don’t know, Josiah. Give me some time to think about it.” Tommy still seemed unconvinced.
“One last thing, Tommy,” I said. “Just imagine how powerful you would be if you were self-aware as a werewolf. Imagine how much good could come out of it.”
I was done talking and I was tired. I did one final look around the room to make sure everyone was on board. I stopped when I glanced over at Yari and motioned for her to follow me out of the room.
Yari nodded and followed me out to the guest room. “What is it, Josiah?”
“You knew, didn’t you?” I said.
“Knew what?”
“You knew that it was me and not Atticai that was supposed to be in charge of all of this. That is why you followed me for two years.”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Yari seemed worried.
“Look, I won’t say anything to anyone else. But if you are able to see into the future, you must have known.”
Yari paused for a very long time. She was really struggling with telling me the truth. Then very softly said, “I knew.”
“Wow.”
“Are you mad?” she asked.
I wasn’t sure what I felt, but I was definitely not mad. Because all of this, I was able to find Lena. I could never be upset about that. “I’m not mad, Yari. Not at all. I’m honored, in fact.” I looked over to her. She was still very stunning. I cared for her deeply, but no longer in a romantic way, but in a protective way. I took her by the hand and pulled her close to me and hugged her tightly.
“You ready for what is to come?” Yari whispered in my ear.
“I hope so.” I said. “I sure hope so.”
Chapter Ten
There wouldn’t be a full moon for another two weeks. That gave Tommy plenty of time to think about what I requested. It had also given me time to consider how I would try to tame and train the wolf.
On one of the evenings, Tommy and Yari went out and
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