Alder came into the pack after he was separated from his parents during a snowstorm, spotted by a scout cold and shivering, he was brought to the den in haste to bring warmth back into his young body.
Once she got him dry, safe, and comfortable, Wren, one of the packs pupsitters and the widow of GreenHeart, the former herbalist, realized something that made her heart leap into her throat. This young pup was touched with forest magic! The same blessing bestowed upon her late mate, herself, and some of her puppies.
Surely this was a sign from the god of the forest himself! She decided to take this pup under her guidance as she had decided that he would one day be pairbonded to her daughter, this gift was not easy to come by, and an unrelated male also touched by it? That was simply too much to pass up.