Dignity had always rested on strength.
Without strength, what dignity could anyone claim?
Simply staying alive was hard enough.
As for coming out of the mountains...
That was far too simple a way to look at it. Did they think the Werewolf Clan had never tried? And what had it brought them? Endless persecution by humans.
Humans were fiercely hostile to outsiders. Anything different frightened them, and then they looked for ways to wipe it out.
Why else would the Werewolf Clan have been driven deep into the mountains for so many years?
"All right. We can't stay here anymore. We'll find somewhere new." Deep helplessness showed in Great Wolf's eyes.
As Expected, Sweet Things Were the Best
"Glug, glug, glug!"
Yamabuki Chidori and Huo Ying drank as they made their way down the mountain.
The medicinal wine tasted so good that before they reached the bottom, the two of them had already finished more than half of the huge gourd.
Their faces were flushed, and they belched as they walked.
"Is it true? Can you really make wine that tastes exactly the same?" Huo Ying asked excitedly.
Delicious as the wine was, it was also strong. The gourd Great Wolf had given them stood nearly a meter tall, so there was no telling how much they had drunk.
Huo Ying was already tipsy, but she still wanted more.
"Who do you think I am? Bring the ship around... Bah, research isn't my strong suit. But copying things? I'm an expert! Look at my eyes. What do you see?" Yamabuki Chidori asked, pointing at them.
Huo Ying stared into his eyes for a long while. "Myself?" she asked, puzzled.
Yamabuki Chidori jabbed a finger against her forehead. When would that silly head of hers finally catch on?
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