Kila Lumare

**Kila Lumare** is a character on *Wolf's Bane.* She makes an appearance on the third season/chapter in a flashback but makes an official début in the fourth season/chapter. She is a supporting character and a deuteragonist.

### Personality

Kila is an emotionless, vengeful, hostile, remorseless and violent wolf. In her youth, Kila used to have a very gentle yet sensitive demeanor. She was always there to help or have someone's back if needed. But for her down side, she was quite submissive as well, almost always obeying her parents no matter what. After the slaughter of her family and other members of the pack, Kila changed drastically. Although, Kila mostly changed back to her old self after the realization, but had hard times adjusting as she had been in her avenger - mindset for most of her adult life.

### Appearance

Kila has an extremely light grey pelt with white markings and charcoal grey stripe on the neck and back. Her eyes are yellow. She has scars under her neck and left side of the muzzle on the upper lip.

## History

> I couldn't help but feel emengless anger toward her. She took everything from me. Family, friends, fellow members, everyone! So when she left me to die, partially I wished I would have, so I could have joined my parents and siblings in the afterlife with Mánnu's care. Instead, I lived, and I was all alone; the sole survivor. Because of the horrific atrocity that had been committed, the onus was on me to show that a great loss had been suffered.
>
> — Kila on herself and Enasha

### Birth & Childhood

Kila was born to Enjuk and Rea in the Northern pack's 3rd pack, along with four other siblings. Unlike her oldest sister, Kila was born with a more normal pelt. During her childhood she was put under a lot of pressure and was kept away from her older sister, Enasha. But she was able to be there for her in secret. Kila and Enasha were very close. Kila believed the legend to be wrong and tried to convince others to give Enasha a chance, unsuccessfully. Kila, nonetheless, still stayed at her sister's side. Unfortunately this changed when they turned 6 months old. Kila became more distant and didn't spend as much time with Enasha as she used to. Kila started to believe her parents and siblings about what the legend says about white wolves. Kila had eventually chosen her side and abandoned Enasha. She, however, didn't participate in abusing and bullying her. But for Enasha, Kila was as good as being part of them.

#### The slaughter and aftermath

A month later during the night of the 2nd Kuovsâkkâsah, Kila had woken up to the smell of blood and complete silence. She saw her siblings laying dead beside her. She exited the cave and saw the rest of the pack members dead as well. She then noticed Enasha standing in the distance, looking straight at her. For a moment, the two siblings just stared at each other without moving. Kila felt terror all over her body. Then, Enasha started running towards Kila. She attacked and the twosome fought, Kila desperately trying to get Enasha to stop and get away. But Enasha easily overpowered her, and bit Kila from her neck, causing her to start bleeding heavily. Enasha looked at her one last time until ran away, leaving Kila to die. Fortunately for Kila, she only lost her consciousness and was found by members of the 2nd pack just in time, who then also nursed her back to health. The wolves had recognized her as the member of the 3rd pack, as well as being a Lumare. Kila firstly couldn’t remember what had happened to her and the pack, until one of the wolves mentioned the slaughter. Kila felt great sadness and terror. As the wolves knew about her being a Lumare, she requested them to not tell anyone about her as she wanted her sister to think she had died and her [Enasha] being the last living member. A few days had passed and Kila had recovered enough to be able to provide for herself. She decided to go back to the slaughter site. As she arrived, all the bodies and stains of blood were still there - untouched. Kila once again felt terror and grief. She sat and paid her respect to all the victims. Soon Kila’s terror and grief had turned into rage. She swore to herself and the pack that she would have her vengeance.

### Path of devastation

> Peace is just an ephemeral lull of discord and vendettas. You may feel at peace for some time, until the compulsion for strife returns, and the cycle continues.
>
> - Kila to Anuk

As more time passed by, the more Kila got absorbed by her wrath and hatred. Kila was aware of Enasha's doings; her working alongside the black wolf and starting a war, Kila having observed everything from afar. She knew that Enasha and the black wolf would eventually lose, and so she waited for the right time to face her sister. But when that day finally came, Kila came to notice that she wasn’t quite satisfied with her revenge and desired more. She then had decided to go after Enasha’s sons, hoping that bringing devastation onto them would finally give her, what she believed she was after, peace. But by the time she was able to fulfill this, one of the sons had already perished. Kila, nevertheless, still went after the last remaining son.

When she found him, Kila started taunting the young wolf. This resulted in two of them to start fighting. However, it came to an end rather quickly. As Kila was about to perform a fatal move on Emraan, she was interrupted by Anuk, Nimueh, Zekee and Kaia. Anuk begged to spare Emraan but Kila only taunted and mocked him. Anuk, however, shocked Kila by being the first to openly chastise her for her bitterness and hate. He stunned her further when he reminded Kila doing this in her family’s name, yet it was Enasha, who Kila resembled more. Angered, Kila gainsaid how her sister was a merciless, senseless and bloodthirsty killer - who thrived from others' suffering. Anuk pointed out seeing no difference in her actions that she was committing, causing Kila to realize and see the truth, despite trying to deny it.

### Accidental reveal

Kila eventually came to accept her defeat, and took the time to reflect. When she returned to the Eastern pack, she went to find Emraan. As she did, she approached him carefully. Kila introduced herself properly, and Emraan, reluctantly, let her join him. Emraan and Kila were silent at first, until Emraan opened a conversation. As hours went by, the aunt and nephew started to bond. As both of them were more comfortable around each other, Emraan finally asked the question that had weight on his mind: what drove Kila to become so hateful and vengeful. Kila told him that the reason was what his mother did in their youth. Kila then added that being in the mindset for so long had had turned her into the same as Enasha; a cold-blooded killer. Kila continued with her story, telling so far that she accidentally revealed how she discovered the strange creatures that came into the island, and lured them into the direction where Emraan's brother, Sethes, was hunting — also revealing that she was the reason why Sethes was killed by them. Emraan became enraged and attacked Kila. Kila desperately tried to tell Emraan how back then she was just so succumbed by her hatred and how she has changed from those times. Emraan didn't care and bit Kila. The twosomes arguments were heard by Anuk, Zekee and other wolves. Anuk and Zekee came inbetween Emraan and Kila to end the fight.

### New start

A few months later, Kila had gone to live in the northern Tundra. Even though she was able to return back to the Northern Mountains, she decided to never go back there as she felt there was nothing left for her. One day, as she went to go hunt food for herself, she found an abandoned pup from the bushes. At first, Kila thought the pup to be dead, but she then woke up and looked at Kila. Kila asked the pup of her parents' whereabouts, to which the pup didn't answer anything but gave an expression that they were no longer around. Feeling bad for the pup, Kila couldn't leave her alone and decided to take the pup in - adopting her. When she had over come her shyness, the pup revealed her name to be "Lilka". Even if Lilka wasn't Kila's biological child, Kila nonetheless called her a Lumare. Over time, Lilka came to forget about her biological parents and treated Kila as her real mother. But, from time to time Kila reminded her of the facts; but always added how the two of them will always be a family. Lilka appreciated this more than anything and one time stated that ´Kila was as good as being her real mother since her actual parents has seemed to have either abandoned her or died´.

#### Carrying on the family line

Whilst Kila was happy with Lilka, she couldn't help but feel that she needed to have biological pups in order to carry on her family line. When she brought up the issue to Lilka, she expected her to become mad or even get upset, but instead Lilka was very understanding - reminding Kila how she doesn't need her permission and even expressing excitement of the idea of having siblings. Having Lilka's blessing, Kila immediately went to look for a good candidate who would impregnate her. But, to be able to fulfill this, Kila had to travel to the Northern Mountains. There, she journeyed to the 2nd pack, rather than the 1st, as her maternal-grandmother originated from the 2nd. It didn't take Kila long to find someone good enough to mate with; the male that caught Kila's attention was a young hunter, who happened to be a delta. The male and Kila came into an agreement, in which Kila agreed to keep his identity a secret and he agreed to make her pregnant without becoming mates. Everything succeeded the way as planned.

##### Taste of the past

However, a month later, Kila had grown doubtful towards the male's words. She didn't trust him, and was afraid that he would want to be part of the pups lives. For solution, Kila decided to turn to her old ways and get rid of him for good. She orchestrated a murder to look like an accident during his hunting; she made him to go separate ways from his group and then drove a herd of elk towards him. As a result, the male got trampled by the herd, but didn't die immediately. The occurence that ended up taking his life was him falling into a ravine and hitting his head against a rock. This action felt necessary for Kila, but didn't feel good about it.

##### The birth

Another month goes by and Kila finally goes into labor. She eventually gives birth to two pups, a male and a female. Kila felt happiness and satisfaction. She decided to name her son after her late older brother: Nkeli, and her daughter she decided to name as: Taliki. After Kila had recovered, Lilka eagerly went to meet her new siblings.