The wolfman, Elu Nodin, Graceful Wind, awakens in a strange land, staring at an enormous dragon. He cowers slightly and notices his wolf brother, Patamon Nodin, beside him. The dragon begins to speak and tells him he has been brought to help with a great cause. Elu Nodin is not a hero; he merely wants to return to his pack. The dragon tells him that is not possible at this time and sends him away. Confused, hungry, and far from home, he wakes up from what surely couldn’t have been a dream, to find himself inside a small town.
The wolfman knows to be cautious. He and his pack do not belong in the towns. He is about to go when he smells a female. She has a good scent; he senses she is an animal friend. Her name is Brisbane Woodmaiden, a friend of the wolves. He is hungry and she tells him there are rats beneath the town in something called the sewers. She offers to go with him and together they hunt the rats. She must not be hungry as she leaves the carcasses for Elu. He gladly gnaws on them, stripping what little meat there is. At one point she gives him a small blade and shows him how to extract the skin intact and maximize the amount of meat he can remove.
At the bottom of the sewers, the wolfman sees a huge rat with humanoid shape. Perhaps, like Elu Nodin of the wolves, this man lives in harmony with the rats. The ratman must have objected to Elu’s slaughter of the rats and charged to attack. Elu and Patamon fought well and fell the ratman.
Feeling full, the wolfman thanked the female, and turned to find a safe place where he and Patamon could rest. She stopped him though. She told him he needed clothes. This confuses Elu. He does not understand. She points to the cloth she has draped over her frame. She gives him some gold coins. He is more confused. He wonders what they are, what use they have. She tries to explain they can be traded to others for goods like clothes. Elu doesn’t see a need for the coins or these clothes. He owes a debt to this female though and with her help he gives these coins to a man who gives him suit made of cured cat skin. Elu tries the suit on, but it does not fit well and he dislikes it greatly. He takes it off, but stores it in a bag.
Later, the female, Brisbane, called to him the call of the hunt. She was gathering a band to hunt a tribe of giants. The wolfman knows of the giants. There are occasional giants in the hills around the pack’s forest back home. Elu Nodin gladly joins the hunt and he and Patamon run with a new pack. They are all human and none are as good as Brisbane, nor can they understand the wolfman. He is cautious of them and stays close to Brisbane.
The wolfman joins on a glorious hunt and many of the giant tribe were slain. When the hunt is over, Elu and Patamon help each other clean their wounds. A man cautiously approaches. He has a sack with more of the gold coins. He offers it to the wolfman. The wolfman is again confused. He does not need these coins. The man is insistent though. Not knowing what else to do, Elu Nodin gives the man a rat skin in exchange for the coins. He tells Brisbane what happened and she told him he did not need to give the man the skin. The coins were a gift for helping on the hunt. The hunt was for the good of the pack and the land. There need be no gifts. Nevertheless, Brisbane tells him to hold onto them. They may be useful one day.
Once again she asks him to wear his new suit. He obliges her and pulls it on. It is so restrictive; he squirms and tries to get comfortable. He cannot, so instead, takes on the form of his wolf brother. He thanks Brisbane again and runs out of town.
Later he reverts to human form and cannot stand the suit. He removes the arms and legs and finds it fits much better. He is hungry again. In the forest near by he catches the scent of deer. He follows the tracks and finds a pair. He and Patamon attack, each taking a deer. He strips the deer of skin and meat. He tries to eat the meat, but it is tough and difficult to swallow. He soon gives up and leaves in search of something better. He wanders alone and hungry wishing he could be reunited with his pack.
