Born to a young mother and an ailing father in a pack ravaged by famine, her parents made the decision to cut and run as soon as she was old enough to walk. They didn't make it far before her father was unable to travel any further, and he insisted that she and her mother go on without him, hoping that they'd manage to survive. Their travels were unfortunately doomed from the start, almost like a punishment for ditching their pack. Smudge and her mother had made it a few weeks on their own when disaster struck. In an unfamiliar part of the forest, they had a run in with some human hunters. In trying to sneak past them, Smudge's mother was discovered, and she was killed. It was pure luck that Smudge was still small enough and blended in with her surroundings that she wasn't also found. Forced to carry on without her only protection, she stumbled through the forest, until she took a wrong turn and ended up in the den of a bear. This bear was different than any others in the area, though. Lillemor, the Mother Bear. She took Smudge in, fed her, and kept her safe with a bunch of other pups. Though she was grateful, Smudge was terrified. There were so many others like her with no parents, no packs, no prospects. What was going to happen to her?
Lillemor had a plan in place for Smudge, however. Many moons ago, she had met a lone wolf named Tanicus, and she knew the moment that she'd laid eyes on Smudge that they'd be a perfect fit. After getting word out to Tanicus through messenger birds, he and his mate, Fern, travelled to meet with Lillemor and agreed to take Smudge home with them. Though she was apprehensive at first, Smudge began to feel safe for the first time in a while.
Lillemor had been right - Smudge settled in perfectly with Tanicus and Fern, with the three of them bonding on their travel back to the pack. She was greeted warmly by the other pups and younger wolves in the pack, with Sole and Cinder, the other wolves her age, immediately befriending her. She adores near enough everyone in her new home, save for her other adoptive sister, Spring, though she hopes their strained relationship will fix itself over time.
Smudge never opened up about her biological family, She felt the memories were too painful, and she blamed herself for her mother's death. She often found herself wondering if things would have turned out differently for them if they'd just made it a little faster through the forest. Would they have made it out okay? Did her father survive on his own? These are questions that she will never know the answer to.
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