Broken Antler Fen Scarlet

"That's admirable, but makes the job for storyteller harder," Wraen laughed, when Teya declared that she wanted to hear every story there was. Which was a difficult feat, because she had no idea, how much she knew, and even that was a just a tiny fraction from the way larger unknown in the world. Philosophical tales aside, she returned to the story of Pollux and Castor she had suggested earlier. 

"Well - these fellows were twin brothers - sons of Queen Leda. One was sired by her lawful husband, the other by the god Zeus. Therefore one was human, but the other - an immortal demigod. They were inseparable as kids and remained such, as they grew into adulthood. They had many adventures together, heroic deeds too, reckless even and then, one time, the mortal brother Castor got mortally injured and Pollux was given a choice - let him die or give half of his immortality to his brother. But there are other versions, where it's said that - his brother would live, but at the cost of Pollux's demigod status and immortality. 

Either way - Pollux's love for his sibling was so great, that he could not imagine spending a single day without him on Earth. So - he opted for saving his brother's life," she told. "They later became two brightest stars in the nightsky - I am sure Maia will be able to show you, which ones exactly. They were never apart from one another on this Earth and stayed together in the Afterlife too," she finished. 

"But there is another story about them - there was a famous bard - known for his songs and tales, and poems - and he was invited to pack of royals to perform. He came and he did, what he was told, but at the end of every song, he spoke high praise to the Twin brothers. This angered the king greatly and he told - if he found the Twins so much better than the hosts, then he should leave and have a feast with them. Suddenly a messenger came and told the bard that there are two people waiting for him outside the territory," she said. "He did, what he was told, but when he left the borders no one was around. Then suddenly he heard loud rumbling and trembling of the Earth. He turned and saw that the land, where the royals had lived, had crashed and split, killing everyone that had left inside. The bard looked up in the nightsky and he saw the two bright stars looking down at him," she finished. 

Pollux and Castor - Greek/Roman heroes. As for the second story - with wolfish adaptations, it is taken from Hillary Mantel's book "Wolf Hall", where it was referenced.