Things seemed to have happened quickly. He had been trying to find a warm place to sleep for the night but had ended up attacked which had resulted in the curse activating. His assailants had run off and Ki-Se had retreated, still in his more bestial form. He had found a spot outside a pub and turned back to normal as the soft music being sung inside soothed his pained soul. Then a man had appeared, who had seen but did not seem afraid.

He spoke of a warm bed every night, warm food in his belly and people who would be his friend. The most delicious temptation of all: the man promised they would find a way to break his curse if only he would come with him. This was the first time Ki-Se had met someone who was even aware that it was a curse.

But then the man had kept making Ki-Se uncomfortable and Ki-Se kept biting him as a response. What happened next had been a whirlwind of pain and he had woken up inside a large cage. There was a chain attached to something a shackle on one of his ankles that wouldn't budge no matter how Ki-Se tried. Long, matted, dark hair hung over Ki-Se's face as he took in his surroundings outside the cage.