Fear suddenly washed over Howler and he ran towards the light. His hair stood up and he felt panic bubble up within him. Then it went dark, Howler was shaking and he heard the strangest of sounds.

“Look Edd, we got our selves a wolf cub.”

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“How much do you think wolf fur sells for?”

“I’m not sure but I think we should drop him off at the zoo and collect him when he’s older, then well get more money!” and with that Howler blacked out.

When Howler opened his eyes he found the ground was moving. Left, right, left, right, surrounding him were thick iron bars. He was on a ship.