Then all at once to Brendon's surprise, the lonely howl he'd been keeping a secret down deep inside leaped up through his throat and flew out from his mouth. And the moment it did, in the blink of an eye, Brendon became a wolf!
As the story continues Brendon forgets his past life as a boy and goes off to live with the pack of magical wolves. He stays with them through Fall, Winter and Spring, and when Summer returns he follows them back to see the changeling moon. He happens upon his old cottage and sees his parents through the window. Just then the changeling moon shines down and Brendon becomes a boy again. He is reunited with his parents who are very relieved to see him. As it turns out he hasn't been gone that long. A year for the magical wolves is only a day of human time.