“Leo told me about your brother. I didn’t know.”
“What do you mean harvested?”
“Perhaps I shouldn’t—”
“Tell me what the fuck happened to him!”
Thad took a deep breath and looked Ric in the eyes. “A sorcerer is born with a magic ability to draw energy from spirits, give it to them too—it’s a symbiotic relationship, much like mages and familiars. Maintaining the spirit of a werewolf takes a strong sorcerer, but in return, the spirit is a powerful source of magic. There are spells performed by warlocks that can trap a spirit in a skull to keep it from leaving this realm. The spirit can later be released by a sorcerer or be kept trapped forever.” Thad was talking fast.
“Did he suffer?”