Monday, May 13th Pt. 5
I address him politely yet with a sternness he knows not to cross.
“Why’s that?” He’s foolish enough to ask.
“Because you need to think hard about what navy blue eyes on an adult werewolf signifies.”
Deven jumps in before I do. My attitude notches down a touch when he stops, staring at Deven briefly.
“Even though he’s knocked out cold I still expect you to be respectful. Just because he doesn’t remember it doesn’t mean he hasn’t gone through hell to get to where he’s at.”
“Doesn’t remember?” I hear one of the students murmur to another.
“Dr. Leroux, can you go through the patient’s identification and history while we set him in traction.”
“Yes sir Dr. Hamilton.”
I nod slightly as I walk a short distance from the bed and take a seat in the wheelchair we brought Colton into the room with.
“Our patient today is registered with the hospital as John Doe Sanctuary, case number one, three, five. The only known history is that he woke from a coma approximately one week ago. He got spooked in the hospital three to four days after he woke at which time he left against medical advice. He wandered the streets for three to four days before coming across me and my family yesterday afternoon. As an empath I was able to feel that he was hungry, scared, lost and in a lot of pain. After sending my wife and child home with a trusted pack member I engaged with him and ultimately, brought him home.
Unverified information that he was able to give me is that he was told he had been involved in a life threatening battle that left him in a coma for three weeks. He was also told before he left that he has dissociative amnesia and is asthmatic. Both have been verified. I don’t recall him admitting to having dormant wolf syndrome as he is still struggling to accept that werewolves are real but everyone of you should be able to smell that his wolf is indeed in a deep coma. The identity he was given is Colton Allen Zander. So far, the university has not been able to verify a wolf by that name in the database. Since we are a sanctuary pack and wolves who have entered operation underground often come through the hospital, who can tell me how an alias is normally created?”
Deven takes a break from explaining to see how much they know.
“Normally a wolf entering operation underground would be given an alias of someone who could be verified. Usually a deceased pack member or member of a neighboring pack who is approximately the same age as the one who’s trying to run.”
“Very good young lady. What’s your name and year?”
“I’m Marcia Sanchez but everyone just calls me Marcy. I'm a first year resident.”
“If wolves using operations underground to run away from their pack are given names of wolves who are deceased, why wouldn’t the name he’s using turn up in the database?”
The male student helping Dr. Hamilton get Colton’s arm into the traction device asks. Deven holds up a finger about to ask when he answers.
“Jordan, third year.” Deven nods in response.
“This is a teaching hospital. Anyone who has a question, comment or answer may speak.”
I invite, allowing myself to get into the moment. Another male observing the procedure raises his hand.
“Yes.” I pause.
“Andrew and the rest of us are first years. That’s why Jordan is so hands on compared to the rest of us.”
“Yes sir. What are your thoughts?”
“Maybe he has a unique spelling. The university isn’t likely to go through multiple spellings of the name and I’m not familiar with how close you need to be to get a hit.”
“That’s a very good guess as I can easily come up with six different ways to spell the name Colton. I do plan on exploring that avenue but I do believe Deven has an alternate theory.” I pass it back to him.
“With consideration towards the dissociative amnesia it’s possible he was given an easier to find alias.”
“But he misunderstood or didn’t remember the name and created something similar.”
I’m surprised when Marcy volunteers the conclusion I had reached.
“I apologize as my question is out of place in a teaching hospital but are any of you familiar with the newest laws pertaining to operation underground or obtaining sanctuary status?”
“I don’t have a good understanding of the laws but I do know why they have changed so suddenly.” Marcy volunteers.
“It’s going to be a while to get his wrist corrected and everyone would like to know.” Dr. Hamilton encourages as well.
“My mom is an executive member of the east coast council so she gets information on all the changes as they get passed by the committee. Just before the new year as the council prepared for the new laws getting passed she told me that a ton of changes were coming and it was because of one individual.”
“One?” One of the other students asks.
“Yes, just one. January of last year a pack very well known for working with the council on both sides of the law contacted them. Alpha Black tends to get a lot of attention because of the number of sexual predators he’s turned over to the council as well as the number of sanctuary cases he has sought help for. His name is known by every council headquarters along the east coast from Maine to Georgia. Unfortunately the worst case of torture the council has encountered in twenty years didn’t cross her desk until after the application for a fertility trial had.”
“The same individual?”
This lass has peaked not just my interest but that of everyone in the room. The only sounds that can be heard are the steady beeps of the heart monitor matched with the slow clicking of the traction device.
“Yes sir. While the council had started amending current laws, news of those changes were slow to reach the packs that rely upon them most. She explained that for either of the cases to make it onto her desk makes them a big deal. That others in the council were suspicious of something larger. It also means that both had been circulating around the lower levels of the council for quite some time. I did ask about the ferality case making it to her first.
She explained that considering where the reports are coming from she was surprised that they were only a week apart even though the abuse and torture case was a month or two older. Her main complaint was how long it takes to get cases elevated to her even though both issues are a top priority. She was shocked to find that it was the same individual. While she refused to give me his name she said she started going through the protection from torture request first.
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