Maester Velis sat quietly for a moment, then pulled out a leather-bound notebook with yellowed pages—one that Lord Rickard had borrowed from Maester Luwin. It contained not only transcribed records from the Citadel, but also compiled notes and materials organized by Maester Luwin.
The notebook already held numerous research entries regarding skinchangers, the Warg King, and legends of the North. Many pages featured hand-drawn heart trees and Children of the Forest. However, the notebook was clearly unfinished, with many blank pages remaining near the back.
Velis turned to a blank page and first sketched a lifelike white wolf, annotating it in special Citadel script: *[During the subject's transition, human nature distinctly outweighs animal nature, showing extreme closeness to humans... (middle section omitted)... suspected of possessing precognitive abilities. High plasticity and exceptional cultivation value.]*
Chapter 28