cut our teeth and make our bones right here

Remi

Welcome to the wild, no heroes and villains
Welcome to the war, we've only begun

I didn't even make it a day, Remi has time to think. The words are slow and sad in his mind as the taste of copper sings through his veins. The metal around his throat feels suffocating all of a sudden, but somewhere deep in his bones, there's a repeating chant that reassures him that even if he can't shift, he can still kill. It's fine, it's fine. He'll have the blood, he'll have-

-grunting as the needle pierces his skin, the wendigo blinks hard as his teeth click together. He can hear Ronin saying something, but for once the hunter's voice is distant and choppy despite how close he was. Even as he tries to nudge Remi toward the exit, the wendigo feels himself resisting. Leaning forward and into Ronin with his eyes fixed on the sights and sounds and oh gods the smells of the brawl just behind him, Remi gives his head a weak little shake as he inhales deeply.

"I can't-" He says under his breath, as if he's trying to keep himself from hearing the words.

Higher and higher you chase it
It's deep in your blood, go and take it

Code blatently stolen from queen of codes, Sky!