Ema tapped his mind and understood that witches were around, not far from them. "Do not give up," she instructed Damian. "Talk to them that help is just a day away from this place," Damian told the locals, and their spirits lifted. They took Ema to her bed, which they had built out of wood and bamboo sticks, and resumed their trek. As Ema had said, the next day they encountered a group of werewolf soldiers and witches approaching them.
"Where is the Crescent Werewolf?" Commander Phil inquired, as he and his soldiers experienced the same experience the night Ema transformed and had been assigned to assist her. Damian, who sought to conceal Ema's identity, said, "Who are you? I am commander Phil of the Winter Moon Pack. "I was told by a powerful witch that the Crescent Werewolf is injured a
