Ryn

RYN The Cynic

"I'm never going back there,"

The sole survivor of a pack devastated by a severe drought and wildfire season, Ryn fled her sunny grassland home in search of a refuge. After months of traveling north, having sworn never to return to her arid homelands, the young wolf met a bright and equally lost soul in North. The charismatic young male, kicked brutally from his pack for a murder he did not commit, found a kindred spirit in Ryn. Opposites attract, they say. North and Ryn are opposites in every aspect. Ryn, stubborn and closed off. North, charismatic and easygoing. Far from home and in a completely new territory, North is perhaps the only reason she survived her first winter up in the harsh mountains, finding her food as she struggled through the worst of her many health issues caused by the incessant fires she faced in her youth.

It wasn't hard to tell that handsome male was enamored with her, yet Ryn always had doubts about their relationship. It wasn't that she didn't care for him (she did very much, actually) but it was that everything good in her life had been temporary. Her home, her health, and her family, her life was lost to the fires. Ryn feared losing him, and therefore pushed him away.

That was, until they found Skyline ridge. A tiny, open meadow with the most gorgeous of views. It was isolated, safe, and far from any other pack's territories. It was perfect. And when she found out, it would be even more so. They were expecting pups. It wasn't intentional, but Ryn took it as a sign. Maybe things would work out for her after all.

Or not.

It wasn't long until her illness began rearing its ugly head not long into her pregnancy. It always seemed to bother her more as the days grew colder and shorter, just like the previous winter when they first met. Her body couldn't take it, and the pups didn't survive. Ryn took it as a sign it wasn't meant to be, and isolated herself. She didn't speak to North for days.

While the tension between them loosened as a new loner joined them, one with the knowledge to treat Ryn's seasonal ailments and help her grow stronger. Despite her falling out with North and tendency to internalize feelings, Ryn has really stepped up to the job of leading the small band of wolves that have rallied around her. While she's never been one good with words, her strong will and persistence have gained her respect among her pack. While she doesn't particularly see herself-or any wolf, for that matter-as the leader of her group, many of the decisions have fallen upon her.

"I can't change the past, however much I may mourn it."

Exploring Quirks: 

-Always chooses North over West

-Never sets foot in the desert

notes:

-99% sure she doesn't carry melanism from scrying 

-if a giving tree kinda thing gets implemented with pups during her lifetime she probably won't ever adopt any