CASTLE LUPIA
France, 1895
THE ROYAL WOLVES
It is 1895.
Deep within the French countryside stands Castle Lupia, a magnificent château that has belonged to the same family for nearly four hundred years.
But the most extraordinary residents of Lupia are not human.
Eleven wolves live within its ancient walls.
They are the Royal Wolves—descendants of Silver, the wild wolf who once saved the life of Lupia's first king. For generations, their bloodline has been protected, cherished, and pampered as a sacred part of the household.
They are not pets.
They are family.
They are wolves in every meaningful sense. They walk on four paws, communicate through scent, posture, expression, touch, and sound, and experience the world through instinct and sensation rather than human language.
Yet centuries of close companionship with humans have made them remarkably comfortable within the castle. They know its corridors, gardens, fireplaces, servants, and hidden corners as intimately as any member of the household.
They wander freely through the château. They sleep wherever they please. They explore the extensive grounds, curl up beside enormous fireplaces, follow their favorite servants, play in the gardens, and visit one another's rooms whenever they wish.
And, of course, they know one another.
ELEVEN PERSONALITIES
Life among eleven wolves is rarely quiet.
Pearl is beautiful, vain, charming, and hopelessly fascinated by gossip. Rose is graceful and proud, with a competitive streak that becomes especially apparent around Pearl.
Clover would rather be racing through the woods than sitting beside a fireplace, while Sage patiently attempts to keep everyone from doing anything catastrophically foolish.
Cele spends her nights staring at the stars and her mornings wondering why she is tired. Frost is gentle and empathetic, often quietly comforting others without asking for anything in return.
Lulu is the youngest of the family—curious, affectionate, and determined to be taken seriously. Venus has considerably less patience, and is perfectly willing to express her irritation with a swat, tackle, or indignant glare.
Among the males, Hector is energetic and instinctive, Percy is intelligent and fond of teasing everyone around him, and Remy is quiet, elusive, and seemingly impossible to read.
They are a family, but families are rarely simple.
Friendships form. Rivalries flare. Personalities clash. Wolves become curious about one another, seek companionship, wander off together, become annoyed, reconcile, gossip, explore, play, rest, and simply share the strange little moments that make up everyday life.
LIFE AT LUPIA
Castle Lupia is more than a residence. It is an enormous world of its own.
Ancient stone corridors wind through grand reception rooms, libraries, bedrooms, dining halls, studies, and servants' quarters. Portraits of generations of the Lupia family hang upon the walls alongside portraits of Silver and Opaline, the wolves who began the Royal Bloodline nearly four centuries ago.
Beyond the castle lie sprawling gardens, lawns, shaded groves, courtyards, and a large enclosed woodland where the wolves can run and explore in safety.
The castle is their entire world.
And there is no predetermined adventure waiting to begin.
The story can be anything that naturally emerges from life inside Lupia. A quiet afternoon beside the fireplace. A walk through the gardens. A disagreement between two wolves. An exploration of the woods. A mysterious sound somewhere in the castle. A visit from one of the human members of the household.
Or perhaps nothing extraordinary happens at all.
Sometimes, there is something wonderful about simply being somewhere.
ENTER CASTLE LUPIA
Meet the Royal Wolves.
Explore their ancient home.
Discover what life is like inside a castle where wolves have never been treated as pets—but as something far more extraordinary.