Lenika

[Lei-knee-ka]

She/Her

The stressed out and heavily impulsive council member. I'll never forget all the writings I made of you and your little friend group of Silas and Manaia. May you rest in piece.

• Lenika was a refugee in the earlier years of the pack, joining along with her travel mate, Manaia. She'd adjusted well to living in a safer space with others, soon also opening herself up to Manaia as well.

• Given the role of pupsitter by Silas, she soon felt more accepted within the group and became dedicated to looking after pups. She'd taken notice of one of the other wolves in the pack, Sawyer. Despite having opposing personalities and goals in life and Lenika at first being distant and not wanting to have a bond with anyone, she soon gave in and learned to appreciate and support Sawyer.

• Learning her pupsitting skills from Silas, the two quickly became friends with one another. Silas understood her, and she understood him. She was surprised at the males confession about his confusion with Abrus, the sneaky wolf that often lurked around and spooked the pups. Lenika didn't judge his feelings but told him about what she thought of him.

• With Sawyers new role of being the packs main male, Lenika felt conflicted since he'd not discussed the matter with her. Feeling angry for a few days, she ended up ignoring him for months on end, eventually even denying that the pups she'd had were his, despite them being his identical copy.

• Once her pups were grown and decided to leave the group to branch off elsewhere, Lenika decided to not have pups of her own with Sawyer, believing it to be better that way so that he could dedicate himself to his position in the pack, and she can have a less stressful focus on the idea of him being with others.

• With Manaia wanting pups of her own at some stage, her and her mate, Feya, discussed the matter with Sawyer, to with Lenika appreciated, despite not wanting to have an opinion. Regardless, she said yes to the matter.

• With Storme being born along with his other siblings, Lenika often looked after him, not necessarily holding a grudge against him since he was innocent in all this. She did eventually get over herself and got along well with him as he grew up, even mentoring him when he wanted to offer the same guidance he was given by Lenika to other future pups.

• Lenika adopted several pups once the Enclave had opened the option up to her. She'd mostly missed being a mother, to which Sawyer understood. Her first daughter, Sunniva, is treasured by her despite them not getting along too well. With her being adopted herself, she understood the importance of being available and dedicated to the care of the adoptive young, using her pupsittting skills to look after Vespertine and Lorcan as well.

• 「Sat, 07 October, 2023 Age 5 years 11 ½ months」 Lenika stepped down from her position as a pupsitter, the job becoming too strenuous for her to do. It was a difficult thing, the Ceremony of Gratitude only making her feel more stressed about her decision. Reassured by Abrus about becoming a council member and a mentor, she eventually accepted her own choice, deciding to join the council and add her own ideas. Lenika still couldn't help but think that becoming a council member was a way of showing just how old one was, despite Lazuli, the first heir, and Silas being there. Though she is glad that Silas was, in fact, there to make the situation more bearable.