Chapter 4: The Rumour

Ash
Ash wakes from a dream in which he saw Mary sat in a field. Eventually, she looked up, for a deep cut in her throat to be revealed.

Dismissing the dream, Ash heads to his lesson, only to find Reg mad at his desk. At this point, Damian has spread the rumour that Callum is a Lycan and is already planning to "teach him a lesson". Reg then asks for Ash's help, who after making him promise not to kill Damian, reluctantly agrees

Callum
Florence rants about Damian as now, the academy appears to believe that she, too, is a Lycan. They discuss their options only to find that there is no way they can escape ridicule. Just then, Callum sees Mary and approaches her, asking her if she is really from 1867. She confirms this, and the three of them discuss the rumour that Callum is a Lycan and confirms that Florence isn't. Mary then remarks that she doesn't know about this world enough to care, so he offers to help her.

Ash
Reg and Ash meet after classes finish and go to Damian's room. Reg makes him knock on the door so that Damian will open. When the door opens, Reg storms in and berates him for blackmailing Callum in front of both Justin and Cara. Justin goes to help Damian, but Ash keeps them back. Ash tries to convince Reg to leave Damian alone after he starts beating on him before Hamilton appears in the hallway, yelling at them to go to his office.

Trivia

 * The name for this chapter comes from the rumour about Callum being a Lycan.
 * This is the first chapter without Mary as a POV.
 * This is also the first chapter with three POV sections, with Ash being featured twice and Callum once.
 * Damian's room number is 334
 * This chapter references Pokemon, with Ash sarcastically saying that his last name is "Ketchum", a reference to Ash Ketchum from the Pokemon anime.
 * It is revealed that Damian found out about Callum being a Lycan when he overheard him talking with Florence about it.