Who is the Wolf?
This is thought to be, as with the twins, an attempt to keep a few loose ends lying around in the world of the Belgariad. The wolf refered to is the one found by Poledra in the Mallorean. He is now Geran’s pet/friend, and in the epilogue of PtS he is described as having rather more intelligence than your average wolf. Some of the various explanations are: he is just an ordinary wolf, it’s just that wolves are very intelligent creatures, he is an embodiment of the Light Prophecy, enjoying his retirement, or finally, he is David Eddings himself. How did Polgara and Poledra merging help them remain unseen by Torak? The first time Polgara and Poledra merge form into the SuperOwl(tm), Polgara remarks that it was the inward turning of themselves that made them invisible. But that cannot be the whole reason, for it should be possible for someone to turn their thoughts inward without merging with someone else. The turning of thought can be seen as creating a shield against searching thoughts.
