#Chapter 91: Learning the Ropes

I spend the next few days at the Ayzena camp watching and learning, soaking it all in. Tala is very good about ingratiating me with the knowledge of everyday life in the pack, the roles that different members take on, and what is expected of a Luna.

Each pack member has a role within the camp, similar to that in a human community. There are farmer werewolves—which is a crazy thought to me—who raise more than vegetables; in fact, other than a few staple staples, they spend most of their resources raising livestock like cattle, pigs, and chicken.

“One thing that makes us different from humans is that we need almost twice as much protein in our daily diet,” she tells me. “We don’t get all of it from meat, of course. We actually eat a lot of eggs.”

“Do you drink milk? A lot of humans do…for the protein.”

Tala laughs. “No, dear. Drinking the milk of another animal is disgusting. No offense, but we’ve never understood why humans do that. Once our young wean from our milk, it is omitted from