The Stories of the Enchanted Items from Beneath the Morvan Moon
In the novel Beneath the Morvan Moon, Gretchen Lauterbach travels to Brevard, France, where she meets Zachary, an American ex-pat who deals in antiquities…decidedly unusual antiquities. This collection of three short stories features the backstories of the cursed items from Beneath the Morvan Moon.
Zachary possesses a cloak rumored to have the power to transform a man into a wolf that Pascal, a Brevardian, wants for his collection of lycanthropic memorabilia. "Le Meneur Des Loups" explains the history Europeans have of suffering due to wolves, and how it was that wolves and werewolves, or loup garous, came to be among the most feared beasts in French folklore. It also tells the story of Le Meneur de Loops, the Wizard of the Wolves, who's responsible for commanding the wolves on their missions of terror. But were the legends merely that?
"The Clockmaker" tells the tale of a clock Zachary discovers in Pascal's shop that chimes only when Death is near.
Finally, "Casting On, Binding Off" features a pair of knitting needles that almost kill Zachary.