🌻Toad🌻

Igneous was once again strolling through his territory. He was enjoying the silence, that is, until he heard snarling and barking, and perhaps the sound of something being flung to the ground. It was aggressive. He thought about turning around, but the barks were getting more and more desperate. Was it being attacked? He trotted over to the scuffle, breaking through the undergrowth. There was a brown she-wolf snarling at a hulking, shadowy figure,

"Leave me alone! Go on get!" She snarled, her accent unfamiliar to Igneous.

The figure ignored her and stalked forward, the long, black fur on it's neck and spine bristling as it growled. The she-wolf took a few steps back; Igneous only just now realized that she was bleeding from multiple wounds. The shadow raised up on its hind legs and started to lunge at the she-wolf. Igneous shot forward and bit into the neck of the creature, a metallic taste instantly filling his mouth as the creature howled and hissed as it tried to shake him off.

Instead of running off, the she-wolf began to attack as well, she leapt up and ripped into the figure's shoulder, revealing a pulsating black mass of muscle under the fur. The creature shook off the two wolves and ran off. Igneous sat down, huffing, his jaw was sore. he could feel the thing's dark blood coating his muzzle. The she-wolf began to hyperventilate and pace,

"What the fuck was that? Where am I?" Her voice grew more and more desperate as she began to panic, Igneous tried to calm her down, but she shook her head,

"No! I want to go back home! Do you know who I am?" She stopped a paw on the ground, her brow furrowed. "I am Toad, the daughter of Lady Grizzle of the Beartooth Pack! I don't belong here, I live in the Woodlands. Tell me where I am, now." She snarled out the last sentence.

"I'm Igneous, Alpha of Bloodmoon Summit. You are in the Conifers. I'm sorry to tell you this, but there isn't anyway out of here. Believe me, I've tried." He dipped his head, a pang of sorrow ripping into his chest. Toad sat down, her jaw slack with shock. Her eyes glazed over as she thought, perhaps reminiscing over the life she couldn't return to.

"What about my family? Will they know I'm gone?" Toad's voice was barely a whisper, tears brimming in her eyes, "What about my daughter? My grandpups?" Igneous met her gaze, he frowned, shaking his head.

"They'll look for you. But you'll never see them again. But you can come with me to my pack. There are plenty of chances for you to start a new family. You will be cared for, you have my word." He tilted his head back to look at the sky. It wouldn't be dark soon, perhaps he could try and get Toad used to life out here.

She was silent for a while, her eyes flicking between her front paws. She finally looked up and held Igneous' gaze for a moment before nodding, "I'll go with you." Her voice was firm, yet she had tears dripping down her face and muzzle. Igneous nodded,

"Very well. Come with me, you have plenty of wolves to meet, Toad." He stood up and guided the weeping she-wolf back to camp.

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Former heir of the throne, she was over thrown by Soot the day Lady Grizzle died. Soot blinded Toad so she couldn't take the throne back. This was done in private, out in the woods, which made the pack think that Toad got into a scrap with the wildlife. But her daughter, Wart, is very suspicious of Soot.

Now Toad just produces pups for the pack and helps Dune out a bit.

- from previous owner