Max thought about saying something to him, but decided to drop it. He still wanted to know what to do for his friend.

Shadow then began to speak. "Just base if off a good ability he has, something that makes him .....HIM."

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Sometime later, Max discussed with Zack about Shadow's suggestion. Surprisingly, the small nameless wolf came up to them. The boys looked at him.

The small wolf then spoke for the first time in several hours. "So, you guys are my friends?"

The boys nodded.

"How come I don't remember my own name? Or yours?"

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Zack sighed. "It's part of the curse..."

The small wolf tilted his head. "Curse? What curse?"

Oh no, Max thought.

It appeared that Zack was struggling to fight back tears. "We're not suppose to be like this. Don't you remember?"

The small wolf responded. "I- I remember that we were supposed to take back.....something that was stolen from us. What do you mean we're not supposed to be like this."

"We were once human, but there's this witch that stole our freedom from us. We're humans. Not beasts." Max explained, yet every word he spoke crushed his soul.

The small wolf looked from one friend to the next. "Wh- why am I losing my memory?"

Shadow then chimed in. "The curse is slowly affecting your minds, if we don't hurry and get you guys more prepared for what's yet to come, you guys will lose.....and you'll be stuck here forever!"

The small wolf looked back at Shadow. "Aren't you like us too? Don't you think YOU need to be freed?"

Shadow looked at the ground, then back up at the three of them. "I'm already what I am. There's no going back for me..."

"Why?"

"B- because -" Shadow stuttered, then shook his head, changing the subject. "Let's work on your names."