#Chapter 161: Lineage

Aria I sat in the front row, watching as Lucas finally took center stage in the makeshift theater we’d set up in the village square. The children looked adorable in their homemade costumes consisting of furs, fake spears, and other traditional garb. The play was about the first feast between humans and werewolves, almost two thousand years ago, before humans and werewolves split from one another for good. Honestly, it was a really good play. I had to give Raven credit for throwing it together so quickly. “And that,” Lucas said, taking the hand of the little girl standing next to him and holding their joined hands up, “is the story of the first feast!” As they both took a dramatic bow, I found myself on my feet, clapping until my hands hurt. After the final curtain call, the village square erupted with conversation as people stood to stretch and mingle. Refreshments appeared, and soon the air was filled with the sounds of laughter and chatter. I turned to