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"Do you know archery?"
"Yes""I want to learn that too" But then I take a step back gazing at him a little puzzled. "Why do you even have a dagger? It doesn't make sense when you're a werewolf""We fight with humans predominantly, it only makes sense" He answers matter of factly."But you can change forms" I argue."Under a special occasion. A full moon is needed and that only happens once a month and lasts roughly three days"His point is?"You can kill a vast number of people during that time""Yes, but otherwise I look as human as you are. We need alternatives"It still doesn't make sense to me. Wolf forms or not they are still a terror to us. They're still stronger, faster and more annoying."Your nails are longer than mine" They were only a few inches of being considered claws instead of nails."Inherently it's what differentiates our species. Learning a skill that's doesn't require a co
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