b'It had been a nervous jest for them not to give each other their names when they first met.\\xa0 The wolf had claimed that giving his name would give her power over him.\\xa0 She was the granddaughter of an alchemist.\\xa0 And was to be an alchemist herself.\\xa0 She, for her part, refused to give her name because she had been afraid of him.\\xa0 He could have and probably had learned it long ago, for even as he watched over her, his kin and kind watched over her family.\\xa0 Out of that jest grew a superstition.\\xa0 The girl and the wolf would not give each other their true names until they fulfilled their common quest.
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A red-hooded alchemist and a king among wolves sit by a winter fire after one of their many adventures and speak of the curse, the death, and the enemy that brought them together.
Can their friendship, forged in tragedy, survive the cold winter?
Find out in this episode of Storyfeather.
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Genres: Fairy Tale, Fantasy
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Storyfeather Shared Universe: The characters and events in this story are introduced in the Season One story called \\u201cThe Crimson Hood,\\u201d and there are references in common with the Season One story called \\u201cThe Everwalker.\\u201d
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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cCrimson and King\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2015 by Nila L. Patel
Music:
\\u201cMysterious Trip-Hop Lounge Beat\\u201d by Digital Emotions
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Music by Lee Rosevere
\\u201cIt\\u2019s A Mystery\\u201d
\\u201cUnder Suspicion\\u201d
\\u201cGone\\u201d
\\u201cNot Alone\\u201d
\\u201cSlow Lights\\u201d
\\u201cThoughtful\\u201d
\\u201cReflections\\u201d
\\u201cI Believe in You\\u201d
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Music by Lee Rosevere \\xa0is licensed under CC BY 4.0
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