Quake

**Quake** is a young Buffalo Bull. He serves as a minor antagonist in *The Shattered Horn*.

## Quake

### Members

Holler (Father),
Bellow (Uncle)

## Description

Quake is a muscular young male with scars on his hide and two long gashes on his rump.

## History

### Early Life

Quake was born to Holler and an unknown cow. He grew up alongside Whisper and Murmur (who developed a crush on Quake). When Quake came of age, he went to live with his father and paternal uncle in the Bull Herd.

### *The Shattered Horn*

Quake is seen straggling behind the other Bulls. He is singled out by Jinks’ Coalition as their next meal. After the Cheetahs ambush Quake, the latter calls for help and the other Bulls come to Quake’s aid forcing the Cheetahs to give up. Back at the Quaking Plains, Murmur looks forward to seeing Quake again. When the Bulls arrive and greet the cows, Murmur notices Quake's injuries and asks where he got them. Quake informs Murmur and Whisper about his fight with the Cheetahs. However, Quake claims that he fought off the Cheetahs single handedly. Murmur attempts to portray herself as mature towards her crush. Later, Shout gathers Quake and the other young bulls to the riverbank. Quake and the other young bulls pick on Echo and Quake pushes the latter into the mud. Whisper isn’t sure if Quake meant to push Echo but decided that it didn’t matter. As Whisper leaves to confront the bulls, she falls into the river and gets stuck in the muddy water. Quake notices a float of crocodiles and alerts Whisper.

Quake and the other calves watch Bellow and Holler come to Whisper’s Aid. Whisper manages to make it back to shore, Bellow is injured in the process. Quake holds both Whisper and Echo accountable for his uncle’s wounds. After Bellows orders s his heard to prepare for the upcoming migration, Quake approaches, Murmur and initiates and conversation with the latter. Whisper notices that Quake doesn’t seem to harbor any concern for his uncle. Quake attempts to reassure Murmur by telling her that Holler can lead the migration if Bellow doesn’t recover from his injuries. Quake and Murmur’s conversation gets interrupted by lions.

When Echo is presumed deceased, Quake is insensitive and claims that Echo’s fate is a sign that the latter wasn’t meant to be leader, much to Whisper and Murmur’s chagrin. When Whisper and Murmur seek Greatmother Starlight, for advice, Quake tags along. On their way back to Thunder Plains, Quake leads the cows into a pool of quicksand and leaves the pair for dead. Before he leaves Quake claims that he’ll get help from their herd, instead he tells the other buffalo that Whisper and Murmur are already dead. When Whisper returns to Thunder Plains alive, she acknowledges Quake’s role in trapping her and Murmur (who was killed in the process), however Quake lies and convinces most of their herd that he never intended to endanger Whisper nor Murmur’s lives.

When Holler fights Bellow for leadership, Quake cheers for his father. Following Bellow’s defeat, Quake joins his father as he leads their herd (Minus Whisper, Thunder and Bellow), on their migration.

## Personality

Like his father, Quake is power-hungry and arrogant. Quake also has a tendency to exgarrate. When recounting his encounter with Jinks’ Coalition, Quake claims that he fought the cheetahs single-handedly, when in reality he struggled and it was the elder bulls who came to Quake’s aid. Quake had also claimed to fought an elephant over a Watering Hole.

1. ↑ The Shattered Horn: Chapter 5