Bronwyn

## Application Sheet

Bronwyn was a dark-furred she-wolf with golden eyes. She lived unhappily in Highvalley, wed to Thallo as the result of an arranged marriage. She had a daughter, Robin, who vanished from the pack; upon Thallo's death and Robin's return, Bronwyn and Robin decided to leave Highvalley and the Domain. She was created by Lachtaube, and RP'd by lightningspam.

## Personality

* ***Dutiful.*** She remains because she must not because she chooses to. Bronwyn has remained dutiful and loyal to both her pack and Thallo despite where it has driven her life and she will continue to do so. The she wolf despises the idea of bringing shame to her birth pack and so endures life in Highvalley.
* ***Vain.*** Looks are important to Bronwyn. She knows how elegant she looks and has high expectations for the looks of others. She finds life a joke for sticking her with a wolf so outwardly revolting but possessing such a beautiful mind.
* ***Cold.*** There is a bite behind many of Bronwyn's words - even in conversation with her mate, Thallo. The rumors and malicious words about her faithfulness to her mate did their damage. She grew to distrust most of the pack and even dislike her mate. As a result she prefers to keep to herself. The more time spent alone the better. She is not a wolf any run to for company or advice. Bronwyn tends to meet visitors with a cold, cautious gaze and sealed lips.
* ***Reserved.*** Keeping away from her packmates seemed to be the best solution to avoiding any new rumors and avoiding them for the most part. Bronwyn doesn't care to participate in the chatter that many of the wolves of the pack enjoy so much. In group gatherings she is often silent and only remains as long as she absolutely must.

## Pre-Group History

The moment Bronwyn took her first breath, her future was already decided. She was the pup of two betas of Frostwood - the only one of her parents' first litter. Consequently it was also time to forge a new alliance with Highvalley after three generations.

Her upbringing reflected her fate - she was taught some of Highvalley's history early on. The relationship between the two packs and the importance of it was strained especially during these learning sessions. Bronwyn upheld her end - dutifully following the path laid out before her. She was eventually permitted to converse with Thallo through carrier pigeons. Over time, she formed an image of him in her mind and fell in love. The eagerly awaited day of their meeting came. At first her fantasized image of him had been right - he had a light pelt and the stance of a powerful wolf - but then he turned around. Her smile drained away and was instead replaced with a look of horror. This cross eyed wolf was to be her mate? Bronwyn did her best to swallow her judgements but it was clear the love she'd had for him was gone.

Their mateship was more like a friendship at first. Bronwyn was quick to reject all of Thallo's advances and seclude herself from her new packmates. She wanted nothing more than to return home. Still, she remained where she was as her pack had bid her when they'd wed her off. Thallo eventually lost patience with her. After threats of bringing their mateship to the King's attention, he pressured her into consummating the marriage.

They had one pup, Robin.

Bronwyn did love her daughter but each time she looked at her, she could only thinking of how she came to be. This resulted in Bron being a bit more distant from her daughter than perhaps she had intended. She was relieved when she took more to her Thallo than herself. Things quickly spiraled out of control however as word reached her ears that there was rumor she had been unfaithful to Thallo. The very suggestion enraged Bronwyn. For all she'd done - for all she'd endured - this was the result. Still, the pair was able to quell the rumors but it was clear Thallo had suspicions of his own. Things grew worse as Robin became aware that the red of her pelt was not natural. Bronwyn could never bring herself to say anything in reassurance when Robin asked about it. Instead she would simply turn away. Arguments grew more frequent between Bronwyn and Thallo and their mateship was quickly becoming even less than a friendship.

The day Robin left changed Bronwyn. Thallo had returned to the den, a strange look on his face, and told Bronwyn that their daughter had gone. She had stared back incredulously. Robin was young and small, there was no reason he hadn't brought her back by the scruff of her neck. Bronwyn had pushed past him and ran toward where she'd last been. She called out for her daughter - searched for her - but in the end had ended up empty handed. Her daughter was gone and she had no idea to where.

The rumors that circulated after that were worse. The talk was that Bronwyn had gotten rid of her daughter in order to put an end to the rumors about her unfaithfulness. She could not summon the will to combat them anymore. She let them talk.

## Group History

Bronwyn lived silently, stoically, in Highvalley for many seasons, wondering where her daughter had gone, when Thallo approached her. Her mate told her that, if Robin wasn't found, they would need to try again for more pups, more heirs to carry on their family bloodline, for the good of the pack. As a result of this, the tension between the pair, which was already strained, became even greater. Thallo suggested they send Cora (Imperia) to find Robin, but the gray she-wolf would have no luck doing so.

Ultimately, Bronwyn would be the wolf to discover Thallo's body when he died. She cursed him for leaving her, for giving up on Robin, softly. But what she would never tell her packmates was how difficult it was, to take his loss. She said her goodbyes to him, after making sure nobody was watching, before returning to the den site to report his death. He was buried without ceremony, and Bronwyn sank lower into her solitude.

And then, one day, her Robin returned.

Bronwyn had lashed out at her daughter, baring her fangs in a vicious snarl at first, before collapsing, sobbing, against her daughter. Robin apologized to her mother for running away, and the pair began the slow process of fixing their relationship, in their shared grief over Thallo and frustration with their place in Highvalley. Eventually, Bronwyn suggested to Robin that they leave. And so, they did, stepping out of the Domain and not being seen since.

## Trivia

* Bronwyn and Thallo's relationship had been good before she met him - they had befriended one another on the wings of pigeons, but she *could not* see past his ugly physical form.
* Bronwyn's birth pack was called Frostwood.
* Her favorite flowers are blue wild irises.

## Quotes

* "Did you know I thought you were searching for our daughter this whole time? It was days before I learned you weren't. And even then it was longer still until I began searching for you. No one knew where they'd last seen you and since it wasn't uncommon for you to disappear for weeks they weren't concerned. Even Cora was nowhere to be found. When I finally found a hint of you...it was high in the mountains, far from any of your duties. But I did find you. Why? Did you give up on her? Or maybe you thought you'd find her in the afterlife. You bastard." (to a deceased Thallo, *The Last Message*)
* “You were right to leave though maybe not at such a young age. There is more out there than this pack and we can find another...Or it could just be you and I for a while." (to Robin, *Anywhere But Here*)

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