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## Summary

Mallory thinks about where the white hair may have come from. They also learn more about werewolves from Quinn.

## Transcript

### Panel 1

* Try to remember the hair colors of the Streetcrows members.

Mallory (Internal): Let's see who I remember... It can't really be either of these two. Hmm... Well, it's closer... **Wait a minute**

### Panel 2

Mallory (Internal): **Crow has white hair!!** The amount of hair is also not a problem since she is a werewolf...! But she was helping us. I didn't feel like she was withholding a big lie like this. But, then again... That **has** happened. I **have** been fooled. Is Crow capable of weasel-wording her way past my senses..?

Bird: CAW

### Panel 3

* give the bird a tiny pat on the head

Mallory: Wow! What a fresh boy!

PAT PAT

### Panel 4

Quinn: WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MALLORY?

Mallory: **IT'S FINE.** I'm bonding. Look. IT IS MY SON

* is there any way to confirm the hair match?

### Panel 5

Quinn: WE'LL TAKE BOTH SAMPLES BACK TO THE LAB FOR TESTING. WE'LL RUN THEM AGAINST ONE ANOTHER AND THE DATABASE. NO PROBLEM!

* What's a varg and a mare? Can Quinn tell us?

Mallory: Oh, yeah... Karis mentioned something about "mare" and "varg" wolves, right? What's all that about?

Quinn: I guess most people don't really know, huh? Don't worry, it's not anything bad.

### Panel 6

Quinn: In the most basic sense, there are two types of werewolves. Since Varg wolves make up about 99% of werewolf population, it's rare for people to really know about Mares, or at least, what makes them a different kind of werewolf.

### Panel 7

Quinn: Varg wolves are your typical large, strong wolves, and have no special magical properties. Mare wolves are more, shall we say, ...fragile. Their bodies naturally counteract gem-based magic, though. Because Mare wolves are imbued with this magic, they were often killed for their fangs and furs, which could be used to create anti-gem barriers and materials. Of course, this is **illegal** now. **But, you know...** In any case, Mares can only be **born.** A human who is bit and turned will only ever become a Varg, even if the biter is a Mare.

### Panel 8

Quinn: They say if a pregnant mother encounters Grimen or its kin, the baby will be born a Mare. That's why people say to stay away from the woods during pregnancy. Of course, you know how it is with stories about Grimen. Truth and fiction blur together there a lot. Still, countering gem-based magic is a trait associated with Grimen and the guardian Grim, so even if it's not actually true, I can see where the story would come from.

### Panel 9

Quinn: In the end, ...there isn't really much difference in their actual lives. The transformations work the exact same, and so on. If you want, you can imagine them as more magical werewolves who may or may not be created by Grimen itself. The hunting and killing of Mare wolves stopped around the same time as making Grim was outlawed. That's why the parking lot crime was moved to a different department. Someone tampered with the scene specifically to invoke that disgusting, ancient practice, because the victim was a Mare wolf. It was a strong coverup....I mean, even I was convinced initially, even though that kind of thing isn't meant to happen any more. Like, "how naïve have I been?" You understand?

### Caption

\*Mallory doesn’t really know a lot of Streetcrows members.