The Silver Wolf is the story of a young peasant woman, born of royal blood, kept captive and forced to live in deplorable squalor by her bastard cousin and his son. The two fear her mysterious ‘powers’ and have been forewarned of her ‘wild ways’. It seems that under moments of great panic, stress, or strain of any kind, the girl has the ability to ‘shapeshift,’ that is transform into a wolf.
During one such episode, Regeane manages to slip out of the chains meant to hold her and crash through a window to freedom.
Befriended by the Madam of a house of ill repute back in her own village, she retreats to the woman’s villa where she is kept safe, for the time being. The woman takes to Regeane in ways that she finds unflattering.
Ultimately, she is offered room and board should she become one of the madam’s ‘girls.’ Regeane is frightened by the invitation and as the woman’s unwanted advances progress, Regeane wants nothing more than to run, but to where?
She is being hunted for an assault that she committed while under great duress as her shapeshifting counterpart, the silver wolf.
Before long an angry army of troops arrive at the Madam’s villa, seeking revenge against Regeane for the harm that has become to a number of soldiers belonging to their regiment.
Regeane has little memory of what goes on while ‘shapeshifting’ is taking place. She reacts just as any animal would, upon instinct. Eventually she escapes into the cool and comforting darkness of the beckoning night.
The troops are onto her scent and believe that she indeed possesses supernatural powers that enable her to transform as such. This knowledge drives them to hunt the evil ‘she-wolf’ and their search grows more and more extensive with each day that passes.
After fleeing from an arranged marriage to a barbarian lord, Regeane finds herself, roaming the vast countryside alone, unable to trust, or confide in anyone.
Was she meant to live out her earthly existence as a miserable wretch ostracized from the rest of society, or will fate intervene and work magic for the troubled wonderer?
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