Epigraph

"What. Was. That?"

"We had believed they were extinct."

"They?"

"Extinct?"

"We had believed all of the Noble Beasts were massacred in a massive war against the Cold Ones millennia ago..."

"They can be a formidable ally or a malicious enemy..."

"They were our greatest allies in the war against the red robed Cold Ones, many of them sacrificing themselves simply for our kind to live, he or she, whomever made that tormented howl... must be the last of their kind, so who knows."

"And if the Beast finds their mate..."

"It was once said that walking between them and the soulmate of the Creature of Fire was certain death."

"What is it, Dad?"

"...a hellhound."