The first alpha of the First Moon, Magnolia is the novice leader of the young pack and mate to Cairo, the "beta" of the pack. Despite being the founder, and in addition the leader, her inexperience is plainly visible for all to see, as she often contradicts herself and makes questionable decisions. Despite her.. current inaptitude, Magnolia is very determined and persistent, working diligently and hard to ensure her pack has full bellies and warm dens.
The middle pup of a modest litter, Magnolia was named and raised in captivity, as part of an effort to boost the native wolf populations. Tucked away safely from the jaws of a bear and the strike of an elk's hooves, the naïve young wolf was blissfully unaware of the dangers that would soon make up her life.
After her ninth moon, she and her siblings were taken from the comfort of their parents, and released into the vast cold forests of the north. Unsure and alone, she and her littermates argued on what to do. Find their parents and the warm kind hands of the humans? Find shelter and aid from the local wildlife first? Eventually the bickering faded, and the once tight litter split, intent on doing things their own way.
And so Magnolia left with her largest brother Tickweed, intent on staying back to prepare for any dangers they may face.
Winter was harsh. Little food, merciless storms and bitter cold crippled the duo, restricting them to the ill-built den they had created. Desperate and hungry, Tickweed journeyed out a foul and windy dusk, in an attempt to catch something to two could eat. Magnolia waited one, two, three, four days in the small degraded den.
She never saw him again.
Starving and alone, Magnolia fled the forest as the snow started to thaw, ascending up into the rocky cliffs of the mountains. There, she stumbled upon a pristine lake, made of melted sleet. Not a single ripple distorted the mirror image of the moon, which sat proudly on the surface.
Magnolia remember as a young pup, her father would take she and her siblings out to a bare hill, to admire the moon and tell the tales of strong and mighty ancestors. Fearsome wolves stealthier than the smallest snake, stronger than the largest boar and bigger than the oldest moose. He would tell of fearsome packs, commanded by only the most brutal wolves, who were backed up by their "betas".
This was the first time she had taken to remember those stories, or bathe in the soft touch of the moon's embrace. She thought to herself, wondering what to do. It was too late to track down her other siblings, as they had trekked south moons beforehand. No, her only hope was to find companions to call family, to live and laugh and cry with. Like those before her did.
If she was to be stuck out in this cruel world, she was going to do it while follow her ancestors footsteps.
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