3/12/2026, 7:24 PM
Velyre mulled over the larger she-wolf's words. Hm. So she was an ordinary beast, then? Unlike herself—but then she introduced herself as doctor. Her eyes widened in momentary surprise. Doctor! A woman, doctor? In her time it had been unthinkable. Fitting, she thought, that beasts should be more civilized than men. Still, this introduced a new wrinkle in her plan: if the Howff already possessed a doctor, would they have need of her?
She hesitated.
I can treat my own injury. I just need supplies,Velyre said, limping after Dr. Pirogov.
I came here to offer my services. I am...
She hesitated.
...a healer.Yes, that was a neutral way of putting it. Oh, but she would have liked to be a doctor—if anyone had permitted her.
