She nods, rubbing her hand with one arm. "The Crescent Pack can control their shifts. My mom ... she was a hybrid like my dad, and since they can turn at whim she went through this sacred werewolf ceremony that shared it with the whole pack. We have to do our first shift, but after that, we have control."

She pauses, her eyes still sweeping the space to keep an eye out for trouble. "But not all the kids at school are from that pack and even for those that don't have packs of their own, we can't just force them to join the Crescents to get the benefit, you know? It's not fair to them and it's not fair to the pack if they don't want to be there."