Wolfson watched as Forthon made his way back to the castle. Lord Maxwell would be disappointed, angry perhaps. But Forthon went with his head held up. His curls bounced around his shoulders. His wounds were roughly bound, so Wolfson presumed Promsly didn’t take to him too well. Wolfson fought with his emotions. He was torn between his happiness at seeing his old friend and anger at his cursed pride. After stopping himself from emerging, he pointedly lay down on the grass. His arm throbbed. The sky was bright blue. An oddly shaped cloud was right next to the sun. He traced the outline with his finger. A dragon about to swallow the sun, he mused. An autumn breeze ruffled his black hair. He wondered what to do.
-Wolfson이 친구와 헤어지는 부분

Wolfson emptied his pockets first thing in the morning. Everyone got some. The cell emanated with sweet and sour smells. They never got a lot of fruits. Sometimes, if they were lucky, an apple would take the place of the black bread. But then, it would make them more hungry. So this little treat was all the more welcome. “How did you get these?” A tall blond guy asked him. He had a handsome face, a boy’s face, but it was charismatic as well. Quite apposed to Wolfson’s, which had a smily quality that made it far from charismatic. “Jumped over the wall.” The guy laughed. “I don’t see your wings. I’ll bet you did something for the guards.” Wolfson thought about that. “Think what you like. Although I would like a pair of wings.” “The guy who jumped over the wall needs wings?” He teased. “If I had wings, I could visit the moon.” The guy looked surprised. “What for?” “I don’t know. She just looks so lonely in the sky.” “You are quite a piece of work. I can understand how you could make friends with Ken.” Wolfson gave him a blank look. “I just like people.” “Would you make friends with me, then?” “Sure. Why not?” The blond boy frowned. “You talk to me for five minutes and you’re going to make friends with me? How do you even know if you’ll like me.” ‘Why would anyone be so fussy?’ Wolfson wanted to ask back. “What’s not to like?” He said instead.
-엉뚱하지만 순진한 면?... Kay와 만난 시점이기도.

A strange sound caught Leo’s attention. It took him a moment to place it. Crying. Kay had heard it, too. The wolves didn’t seem to mind it. “Reckon we should go take a look?” Kay looked at him with a look that plainly said no. But he nodded. “Might as well.”
The two wolves trailed them sleepily. The four of them padded along until they reached a little girl. She was obviously the one making the noise. She was wearing long trousers that reached her boots and she was crouched under an evergreen tree. She must have been ten, twelve at the most. Her blond hair was paler than Kay’s, white with hints of gold. It was long and curly.
Andros sneezed. She looked up and froze. It was one thing to be alone in a forest at night, quite another to be visited by wolves. Eleanor was taking her in, untrustworthy was clearly her first impression. Leo crouched down. “What are you doing here?” He asked softly. She quickly wiped her eyes on her clothes before answering. “I’m lost.” She surveyed the tall boy in front of her. Tall enough to pass as a man, only his boyish face gave him away. His longish black hair blended into the night. Leo blushed as she took in his garments. The white cloth covered his arms but came a bit short. Part of his stomach, rippling with muscle, was visible due to the shortness of the cloth. Her eyes searched his face. “It’s a bit late to be traveling alone, isn’t it?” Leo said, his gray eyes softly smiling. Not dull grey which bores you, but a sparkling gray. Ever changing, the way the ocean looks in the middle of a storm. “What’s your name?” Kay’s husky voice made the girl jump. “I....... I’m Sara. Who are you?” She took in his appearance. Yellow gold hair and matching eyes, he was about the same height as the boy standing next to him. “My name is Kay.” He answered almost carelessly. “Leopold.” Leo answered, not taking his eyes off Sara. Her eyes were a strange deep blue like sapphires. They reminded him of something. But what or who, he couldn’t tell.
It was decided that they would take her home tomorrow morning, since they would only get more tangled up in the darkness. Moonlight illuminated Sara’s face as she slept. Leo stayed awake a bit, watching her. Kay frowned at him. “What?” But Kay turned away from him.
When the sun came up, Sara wondered for a moment where she was. There was something warm and furry under her head. Then she remembered that she was lost. She was quite perplexed by the fact that she had used a brown female wolf as a pillow. “You’re up.” Sara recognized the voice to be the one that had spoken to her last night. “Yes.”
-Sara 발견.

청소년의 상상력을 영어로 표현한 글로벌 감각의 순수 판타지 소설<br/>이 책은 과학이야기가 아니고 순수한 판타지 소설이다. 그 나이의 청소년들에게 감동을 주고 몰입시키는 판타지 소설을 고등학생인 저자가 직접 본인의 상상력과 어휘력을 동원해 써내려갔다. <br/>유년시절과 초등학교 시절에 섭렵한 다양한 분야의 책을 통해 자연스럽게 습득한 상상력이 소설에 아낌없이 발휘된다. 이 책에는 전형적인 멋진 주인공 Wolfson이 등장한다. 모든 영웅이 그러하듯 세상의 여러 캐릭터들과 교류하고 역경을 겪으면서 그의 경험치는 점점 올라가고 결국 세상을 재난에서 구출하는 역할은 그의 몫이다. 그 이야기를 풀어나가는 과정에서 필자는 주인공의 역할에 대한 고민과 선과 악의 구도로 이야기를 풀어갈 것인가 아니면 자연재해 같은 인간에게 불가항력적인 요소를 동원할 것인가를 놓고 갈등하다 후자를 택해서 이야기를 풀어나간다. <br/><br/>일반적으로 소설책을 읽으면 재미있긴 하지만 끝나는 순간 허무한 느낌이 들고, 과학책을 읽으면 머릿속이 꽉 차는 느낌이 들기는 하지만 재미는 없다. 어중간하게 둘을 섞은 책은 어디까지가 소설이고 어디까지가 사실인지 헷갈려서 그냥 소설만 못하다. 이 책에서는 몰입도가 높은 판타지 소설을 주축으로 하고 챕터가 끝날 때마다 ‘real fact’를 삽입해서 과학 또는 역사적 사실들을 쉽게 접하는 기회로 활용했다.<br/> <br/>wolfson은 자기 기사 친구 Forthon을 따라 다른 성으로 간다. 하지만 Wolfson은 기사들의 이상한 행동들과 사상들을 이해하지 못하고 친구와 헤어지게 된다. 그 후, 숲을 거닐다가 이상한 곳에 잡혀간다. 거기서 Kay를 만나 친구가 되고 숲으로 다시 도망쳐 온다. 사람들과 잘 어울리지는 못하지만, 알고 보면 새끼늑대들을 무책임한 엄마 늑대로부터 구해주기도 하는 부드러운 면도 있는 아이들이다. 숲 속에서 길 잃은 Sara를 발견하고 사람들과 어울리는 법을 다시 배운다. 수많은 사건이 생기고 그 와중에 Kay는 어렸을 때 잃어버렸던 친구 Angelina를 만나 과거 기억을 찾는다. 그러다가 온 세상이 자연재해로 파괴되고 있으며, 그 친구들 네 명만이 자연재해를 예방할 수 있다는 것을 알게 된다. 하지만 세상을 보호하려는 과정에서 서로 같이 있을 수 없게 된다.<br/><br/>남을 위해 봉사하거나 희생하는 사람을 최소한 기억이라도 하자는 저자의 바람<br/>불특정 다수를 위해 희생하는 사람들이 있다. 소설 속에서뿐만 아니라 실제 사회에서도 어렵지 않게 마주할 수 있다. 평생 절약하며 모은 돈을 이름 모를 학생들을 위해 장학금으로 기부하는 사람들, 인도의 독립을 위해 단식도 하고 감금당하기도 한 간디, 세계2차대전 당시 위험을 무릅쓰고 생전 처음 보는 유대인들을 도와주었던 소수의 독일인 등이 그런 사람들일 것이다. 그들의 고귀한 희생이 평화로운 우리의 현재를 만든 것임에도 불구하고, 그들을 기억하기는커녕 현대사회 대부분의 사람은 개인의 안락한 생활만 추구하며 남을 생각하지 않는다. 이 책을 통해 남을 위한 봉사와 희생하는 사람들이 있다는 사실만이라도 다시 생각해 볼 수 있었으면 좋겠다는 저자의 바람이 오롯이 느껴진다.