Waxing Crescent. "The moment a thin silver of the moon becomes visible after new moon is the beginning of the first intermediate phase." Bethany had moved into her grandmas house in the woods as she no longer felt she belonged in the town. William the towns wolf protector had been gone for six months hunting down the wolf with the rest of Lawder's soldiers. As spring approached Bethany began to feel uneasy, she recognized this feeling...what was about to be discovered she was not ready for.