I used to hide from Gaella whenever I could, even before Luc took an interest in me and her hatred of me became undeniable I did whatever I possibly could to avoid her.
She had never liked me, and that was part of the reason I ended up so skilled at tracking and trapping animals. It gave me something to do while I was hiding from her, and nobody could criticize me when I returned with food.
I hadn’t intended to develop my skills when I hid from her, but that was the ultimate result of all the time I spent avoiding her. I learned to disguise myself and to stay hidden even when it should have been easy to find me. It meant I could hunt alone as a wolf, and that I wasn’t constantly tormented by Gaella.
I tried not to think about the fact I could have done that and saved myself the misery a
