- Cla ude ' s ▁marks ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁v amp ire ' s ▁animal ▁servant , ▁joining ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁and ▁An ita ▁Bla ke ▁in ▁a ▁tri um vir ate . ▁▁ ▁However , ▁Marcus ▁refused ▁to ▁back ▁down , ▁and ▁Richard ▁also ▁learned ▁that ▁Marcus ▁had ▁contract ed ▁for ▁An ita ' s ▁death , ▁elev ating ▁their ▁conflict ▁from ▁a ▁mere ▁battle ▁for ▁succession ▁to ▁a ▁full - scale ▁vend etta . ▁ ▁Richard ▁fought ▁and ▁killed ▁Marcus , ▁then , ▁fl ushed ▁with ▁energy ▁from ▁the ▁kill , ▁changed ▁into ▁a ▁w olf ▁while ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁An ita ▁and ▁began ▁e ating ▁Marcus ' s ▁body , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁pack . ▁ ▁Although ▁Richard ▁invited ▁An ita ▁to ▁share ▁in ▁the ▁pack ' s ▁experience ▁through ▁their ▁tri um vir ate ▁connection , ▁she ▁refused ▁and ▁fled ▁to ▁Jean - Cla ude . ▁ ▁Ult imately , ▁therefore , ▁Richard ' s ▁defeat ▁of ▁Marcus ▁was ▁in ▁some ▁sense ▁a ▁p yr rh ic ▁victory . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁battle , ▁Richard ▁controlled ▁the ▁pack ▁and ▁his ▁wol ves ▁were ▁safe ▁from ▁Marcus , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁Richard ▁surrender ed ▁what ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁his ▁human ity , ▁lost ▁An ita ▁to ▁Jean - Cla ude , ▁and , ▁iron ically , ▁was ▁spirit ually ▁and ▁em otion ally ▁bound ▁to ▁An ita ▁and ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁for ▁all ▁time ▁as ▁the ▁animal ▁member ▁of ▁their ▁tri um vir