Cinder

Cinder cautiously meeting Lark, Wolves Of Thorns episode 6

## Genealogy

Cinder is the mate of Lark, and the mother of Dove, Raven, Swallow, Bristle, Soot, Mink, and Atlas III. She’s the former mate of an unnamed male wolf and the mother of several unnamed pups, all deceased. She’s also a distant relative of Azor and Everest.

## Biography

Cinder had a very tragic life before she met Lark. She had another mate when she was younger, and had a litter with him. But her entire family was killed by hunters and a grizzly bear, leaving her all alone with her grief. She wandered around alone for a long time until she met Lark. She was hesitant to have a new mate, terrified for her dark past to repeat itself, but agreed to a trial period with Lark. She was timid and kept her distance at first, but opened up to him more and more, and told him about her previous mate and pups. After she shared her story with Lark, their bond grew stronger and they became mates. She gave birth to their 7 pups, and loved them deeply, even if she still missed her first litter and mate. Her mate quest was to keep all pups alive to adulthood. But when coyotes killed Soot Cinder lost her mate quest, and was devastated, seeing the past tragedy repeat itself. She kept distance to the pups, afraid to get too close in case something happened to them too. Lark was there comforting her, and told her that it’s better to have loved and lost, than not having loved at all, and Cinder started to come closer to the pups again. She chose the healing path as second mate quest, and her new quest was to never let affinity drop below the blue mark. She was a great mother and mate, her experience helped them a lot.

She was a strong huntress and made sure no one strayed to far from the den. They had to move rendezvous site after a bear attack, since she was terrified of bears. At their second rendezvous site they had another bear attack, but this one was even worse. The pups didn’t reach the grass in time and scattered all over the place. To save his family, Lark fought the grizzly but got badly hurt and passed away from his injuries. Cinder managed to chase the bear away, but lost Raven, Swallow, Mink, and Lark. Her heart was shattered, and losing her second mate, and the majority of her pups was too much. She raised the surviving pups to adulthood, but her heart remained broken. Her son Atlas III was the last of the pups to leave her side, and was chosen as heir when he did so.

## Personality

Cinder is a very timid wolf. Due to her tragic past, she was very hesitant to come too close to someone in case she would lose them. She kept her distance to Lark at first and was shy even after they became mates. When the pups were born she felt hope and began spending time with them, but as soon as Soot was killed she was terrified that her other pups would die too and stayed away from them. She was shy and a loner, but was extremely loyal and would do everything for her family. She would often look out for the most adventurous pups and carry them back if they strayed too far, and during a predator attack she would often be the first to rush and fight them off. She was a strong huntress, and helped Lark a lot when he was too injured to hunt alone. Cinder was brave, but she was forever terrified of grizzly bears, remembering how one slaughtered her family. That was a part of her mate quest, to move den or rendezvous site when a bear attacked. But when she found her pack in a tight spot with Lark badly injured and the pups hungry, she faced her fear and chased away a bear with cubs from a carcass. After Lark’s and some of the pups deaths Cinder’s heart broke into a thousand pieces. Losing so many family members another time and once again to a grizzly bear tore her apart. But she pushed herself to continue and raised her surviving pups to adulthood.

## Appearance

Cinder is a black wolf with a dark gray belly and chest, a white spot on her neck, and a silver stripe over her shoulders. The base of her tail is surrounded by silvery flecks. She has several silver markings on her face and muzzle, and her eyes were a striking shade of amber. She looks very similar to Parsley.

## Former pack

Cinder’s birth pack is the Hayden Pack, she was 17F. She was wandering around alone after the loss of her mate and pups when she met Lark, and decided to join the Dawn Moon Pack. The Moon Pack is connected with the Hayden Pack, through Lily’s mate Everest and Parsley’s mate Azor, making it the pack that is the most intertwined with the Moon Pack.

## Trivia

* Cinder is the first mate known to have had a previous mate besides the Moon Pack heir.

* She’s also the first mate known to have had pups before the litter/litters with an heir.

* She’s the first mate to raise the pups alone after an heir’s death.

* It’s unknown if she was originally from the Hayden Pack, or if the pack was her former mate’s pack which she joined after they became mates.

* She’s the first black wolf in the Dawn Moon Pack.