Shadow

Orphaned and raised by a stranger pack of timber wolves, Shadow eventually left for better and would meet Willow and join her quest to begin her own pack. Now second in command to Willow, and also fathered her first litter of pups Night and Pebble. Hunts for the pack.

Night wandered away from the den in early morning to get a drink of water from a nearby river. Sadly, he didn't see the well-camouflaged alligator lurking closely nearby before he was snatched away in the reptile's jaws. He died. Willow began questioning her ability to lead their pack after this, but Shadow managed to convince her to go on. He fell back on his duties as beta afterwards.

Separated from Willow shortly after the death of Night, neither of them really enjoying seeing the other's face after their pup's death, although they still worked together well in leadership.

Temporarily became a pupsitter in the pack a few days after Zalia gave birth to her litter and realized she couldn't provide the attention every pup needed all at once. He took on his own pup, Pebble, and Zalia's second oldest, Birch's care.

Began picking up on his beta duties once more.

Meadow retired from being a hunter due to not getting along with finisher August, he decided to become a pupsitter and took Birch off of Shadow's paws which gave him the chance to focus solely on his surviving pup.

Pebble became an adolescent, so he went back to hunting as a stalker in the Alpha hunting pack.

After she slipped and caused an injury to herself while on a hunt, Shadow booted Berry off the hunting team so she could be nested.

Willow made the announcement that she would be culling the packs pups and all who would least benefit as adults, would be taken out to the forest and left. Despite his better judgment, Shadow went along as beta and helped to evaluate and carry the pups into the forest.

Took Pebble as an apprentice stalker for the Alpha hunting party.

Survived the drought.

His ex mate Willow fell pregnant by Oak, the two talked about having another litter at some point, but after Night and their breakup, Shadow didn't think she ever would. Shadow felt a pang of jealousy towards Oak, whom he knew wouldn't be too involved in the pups' lives.

A new wolf who calls himself Salem joined the pack, and the instantly went for Shadow's place in the hunting party as lead and stalker. Shadow kicked him out of the party completely, and Salem instead made his own hunting party which he titled beta.

Willow birthed Snapdragon, Augustine, and Rowan, Shadow made a point to be outside her den during and after incase she needed anything.

Willow caught a bad case of ticks, simping Shadow helped out Nulberry in her research.

Became pair bonds with Willow after mending their relationship. Shadow stepped in as her pups' father, only Snapdragon seemed bothered. Willow and Shadow decided to head over to the enclave where they found a lonely pup in need of a family. They adopted him into their hearts and pack and named him Alder.

Willow proposed adopting another pup and knowing her wishes of a large family along with his own the two brought home Carnation.

He and his mate brought home yet another pup from the enclave, naming him Branch and saying they wouldn't go back.

His whole hunting party got injuries while hunting an elk, but they were all pretty minor excluding his. Shadow's health was knocked to zero and his hind leg had a large open wound. Willow freaked out and Nulberry worked hard to cure it, but Shadow didn't have time to wait and used a healing salve to buy time until the day later.

Adopted Wiley with Willow after a bit of consideration.

Wiley began spending more time with Shadow.

Rowan was doing well in his stalking training, Shadow recommended as soon as he was old enough he started his party to lead.

Salem began hanging around, never approaching or talking to Shadow, but always within sight. Given their first and honestly last encounter, Shadow expected a challenge as beta.

Salem marched up to him, Shadow, preparing for an attack was pleasantly surprised to hear he only wanted advice. Salem would be a father to Klemie's pups and just wanted to know how to be the best father possible. Shadow simply told him to be there, no matter what both for his mate and pups.

Had to break up a bunch of fights between Bluebell and Salem after Bluebell's failed homewrecking attempt lead Klemie to leave the pack with her barely week-old pup.

He and Willow adopted another pup, Mimus. They missed when their other pups were little.

Rowan became an adult and started his hunting party. Shadow's heart swelled with pride for his son, he only wished that he could've seen his oldest pup grow up and become successful.

Started hovering around his son, Mimus more, he knew that he wasn't as good a father to him as he was his older pups.

Willow wanted another biological litter, saying she would be done with pups afterward. Shadow enjoyed fatherhood but knew they already had a large pack filled mostly with their pups, even though, he wanted one last litter too. Willow became pregnant with their third and final litter.

Willow gave birth not long after dawn to three pups. She and him hadn't even gotten to naming them yet when the middle pup died inexplicably. Willow grieved for the newborn for the whole day and part of the next night before letting anyone other than Shadow meet the surviving pups, Spider and Brook.

His mate, Willow, weaned their pups, and the two made the hard choice to take Brook to the enclave to trade. Willow would be the one to make the physical trip with the pup, but Shadow had to tell her littermate, Spider, and the rest of their pups.

Willow came over to him and asked which of their pups he thought to be the most responsible and respected. Shadow was curious why she was asking, but she soon told him she was ready to pick and begin training her heir. After a few moments to think on it, he told her Rowan would be at the top of his list, but that Wiley, despite being a bit unorganized, was capable of leadership too.

Pebble became pair-bonded to Zorro, an outcast in the pack. Shadow planned to make it a big deal, as she was his oldest daughter, and the first of his four- now three daughters to find a mate. He didn't in the end though, he felt guilty he didn't do the same or even think to for Alder whom was mated to Quisca almost half a year ago.

Oak died in his sleep. He had always been the oldest in the pack, but Shadow couldn't help but feel that he had more life left to live. He hunted with Oak, and they had been good friends before he sired Snap, August, and Rowan. Even then, Shadow understood it was his job as breeding male rather than a relationship cause.

Pebble came to him and Willow, she revealed she was pregnant and Shadow couldn't wait to meet the new additions to the family.

Spider left the pack. He had just hit the age that he was considered an adolescent, but to him, Spider was still his pup, and that was too young to be out on his own. Not that there was anything Shadow could do to get him back now.

Pebble welcomed three grandpups to the pack, Flick, Viento, and Zephyr. Shadow immediately took to only girl Zephyr, he didn't know why, but something about her was welcoming.

Shadow knew that a pup's eyes changed a lot before finally settling, but when he saw Zephyr's become a bright yellow, he knew that that was her color. Shadow himself had bright yellow eyes, but he took more attention in hers because they had reminded her of his son, Night. He hadn't thought of Night in a very long time, and wondered how Pebble was dealing. Surely she noticed, that pup still compared everything to her littermate.

Pebble adopted herself a pup, Shadow couldn't help but be a little upset when he learned that Zorro had been so discouraging of her decision.

Snapdragon came to him after a hunt, she seemed upset, he asked her what had happened to which she answered in silence before walking away. Shadow's worries for his pup made it hard not to pay her extra attention.

Snap became distant, and anytime more than a few wolves lingered in camp she made sure to be out scouting. Shadow noticed her abdomen grow slightly larger.