henigril (hehnee-greel)
red sunset comet
personality
dishonest: used to hiding her true feelings, for fear of judgement. all these ridiculous thoughts in her head, and she knows the others would just laugh at her. they would reassure her, of course, but they would think it was just some errant little thing, not the creeping ivy that ensnares her waking moments. once she learned to lie, it grew hard for her to stop.
envious: everyone seems to have an easier life than she does. her siblings know where they belong, who they are. to cast a wider net, no-one else among the pack has such a strange and irrational mind. not that she's asked, but why would she? she already knows the answer. if only her life could be - not easier, exactly. life is never easy, but - simpler.
combative: quick to jump to her family's defence, as though she can earn her place among them with her teeth. (in fact she needs to earn nothing at all - but try telling her that.) it extends to her unrelated friends, as well; any slight, real or perceived, against Henigril's loved ones will swiftly earn her ire.
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history
she always felt like the outsider of the family. Henigril, by some quirk of fate, barely looked like Irnhos at all even though she had been born from her - and nor did she look like Hoirauc, who took all her mate's pups as her own, as Irnhos did for hers. when nearly all her siblings looked vastly like one parent or the other, Henigril was there alone, red as fire. all that marks her as Irnhos' daughter is her eyes, at least as she views it.
on the surface, it seems strange that such a little thing would linger so. but even the smallest difference can build up in a pup's mind, particularly if nothing is done to dissuade it - Irnhos and Hoirauc never even thought it was a concern, and so it grew and grew for Henigril, a nasty thorn inside her head that shifts in there every so often. logically she knows that she's no different, really. but the mind is not a logical thing; she knows that all too well.
these days she hides this fear, this distance from her family - and she hides more, as well. Henigril is a surreptitious creature, prone to lying without even giving it a thought, and her packmates notice. she knows that they notice. but she can't stop herself. it's the forward momentum: she can't help but keep going, even though she knows this path will only end badly.
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relationships
Irnhos: mother.
Hoirauc: mother.
Bluetail Mole Skink: the mate of Henigril's brother, but first and foremost she's a fellow member of the Howling Hunt. when Siwur first asked her to get Skink in with the others, she was reluctant, but obliged - and now Skink is one of her closest friends.
Kinawun: older brother. the other outlier of the family, but he had his sire as well, the pale blue dreamer he looked and talked so much like - and he had his littermate, where Henigril had none. he didn't have much time for her, when she looked to him for support. eventually she gave up.
Aiurnus: older sister.
Siwur: older brother.
Ensturet: younger sister.
Alucos: younger sister. even sired by the same wolf, though you wouldn't know it to look at them. Henigril thinks she might resent her for that. she tries to avoid the pup, where she can - busies herself with planning the next hunt, gathering materials for the camp, whatever needs doing so she doesn't have to look at the veritable copy of their mother.
Hinsut: younger sister.
