Lupine

Fiends are not the only predators in this land. Isaac's perilous journey continues in the second book of The Drifted Path series by Renton Wolfe.

After escaping the Madlands on the back of a monstrous, wolfish Celine, Isaac wakes in Velora—a land shrouded in miasma and guarded by the Lupine, a reclusive race able to shift into powerful wolf-like forms. Brought to Sylphreach, a sanctuary shaped with the aid of a colossal tree, he trains, recovers, and begins to carve out a life alongside Celine, now revealed to be Lupine royalty, and Sabrina, a sharp-tongued warrior whose humor hides a fierce loyalty.

But peace is fragile. As Isaac settles into his new home, he and his companions begin to uncover pieces of Velora's past: deep rooted grudges, secrets tied to the fiends, and a fracture that his own parents may have helped ignite. A rival Lupine faction, long severed from Sylphreach, sees his presence as a threat—not only because he is human, but because of a bloodline that once altered their king's fate.

When his uncle is kidnapped, Isaac must leave the safety of Sylphreach and confront the consequences of his family's history, one that threatens to destroy everything he has fought to protect. If he fails, he won't just lose his uncle. He'll lose the new companions he found in Velora and the family still waiting for him back home.