There are about fifty people in the dining area and the long folding patio door is fully open onto the large patio outside where there were even more people, milling around a fair number of tables and chairs. People are starting to whisper a little and point toward me and I start to feel quite conspicuous. Multiple people came up to Austin to greet him and each time he proudly introduces me, but it is very evident that nobody had any prior idea that I wasn't Lycan. This had been the plan back in January, but now I feel nervous about what they are all thinking as they meet me. I could see in their eyes that they looked worried about the fact that I wasn't, the brief insight into their feelings from shaking their hands only confirmed this further. They have no idea what I am...and the

