I taught myself to hunt as a wolf; I learned to stalk and chase down prey alone. In my human form, I taught myself to set traps, but I never had any weapons of my own, and no one ever offered to teach me.
When I was sixteen, I decided I wanted to learn to hunt with a bow. I don’t know what gave me the idea, but once I had it in my head it was all I cared about and I made it my mission to learn.
I didn’t have a bow, but I was determined to get one and I knew exactly which one I wanted.
It was only a simple bow, but I spent all summer working on a plan that I thought might give me a chance to own it.
I used my skills as a trapper and captured as many rabbits as I could. I prepared their hides and made them into as many pairs of exquisitely soft, warm mittens as I could. I had worked in
