The story takes place in 1856. Val is the son of the most famous baker in the village and his father died three years ago in an accident. Val is now 16 years old and lives alone with his mother and he was quite lonely.

Mother: Valt! Can you go and get some mushrooms please?

Valt gets up from his bed and grabs a basket and heads out into the snow covered forest.

Valt sighs - finding mushrooms in the snow is going to be tricky.

For a good half hour Vakt had found some mushrooms but as he bends down to pick up another one a bush moves. Vakt gets up and stands at the influx. Probably the wind or an animal passing by. But as he turns his head he sees a wolf appear from nowhere and grab the rabbit in its mouth. Valt is panic-stricken and shakes as he looks at the white wolf with its mouth full of rabbit blood.

Mother - Walt is where?!

Valt's mother comes running and the wolf runs away with his prey in his mouth.

Mother: Walt is careful, the forest is not safe.

Valt: I know there are wolves, but I'm not risking anything, it was the rabbit.

Mother - If it wasn't for the rabbit, you would be in its mouth.

Valt sighs and gives her the basket of mushrooms and leaves for the forest following the wolf's tracks.

After a long walk the snow was falling and Valt had not taken a coat so he was freezing. He arrived near the wolf who was sleeping under a tree but he stepped on a piece of wood which broke and woke up the wolf. The wolf gets up and goes to Valt who was terrified. The wolf grabs Valt's sleeve and pulls him into a small cave where there was a fire.

Valt - Why did you bring me here?

The wolf lies down by the fire to keep warm and looks at Walt who is stressed.

Wolf - I'm not going to eat you, you know?

Valt opens his eyes wide. Was it the wolf talking? Was it his imagination?

Valt stutters - Can you talk?

Wolf - Yes, I guess you didn't expect it.

Valt - No, not at all. I didn't know it was possible.

Wolf - If some can and others can't.

Valt - But how is it possible?

Wolf - White wolves can speak and be in human form.

Valt - So you can be in human form?

Wolf - Yes, but I prefer to avoid the hunters who have been decimating our race for years and there are only a few left. There are maybe ten of us at best.

Valt - Oh I see. I think it's cool that there are some in the village and I've never noticed them.

Wolf - Yes, there's the blacksmith who is one.

Valt has stars in his eyes - That's so cool.

The wolf curls up in a ball and closes his eyes under Valt's gaze.