Since he was a puppy, Bran was a quiet and shy little one, preferring to keep to himself rather than play with the other pups. When approached by other packmates, he would run and hide behind the legs of his mother, Myrida, or his pupsitter. Though she was often away with her hunting party, Bran spent most of his time while she was at camp with his mother and became very attached to her. His father, Janus, was Scout and away for much longer periods of time than his mother, and had many other children as the pack's breeding male, so his father always felt more like a stranger than a relative to Bran. As a young puppy, Bran was playing by himself at the edge of the pack's Glacier home when he found an injured raven. He ran to get the pack's Herbalist, Ingrid, who helped nurse the bird back to health. Even once it was able to fly again, the raven refused to leave Bran's side. Ever since, he and the raven, Aleksandr, have been close friends, going out to hunt or scout together.