She was born to the the long-established Alpha pair of a pack known as the Flightless Falcons, which was comprised mainly of her older siblings and a plethora of other relatives. She lived a happy, uneventful life in the Seahawk Valley, but fell prey to the wanderlust written in her unacknowledged DeMonte genes at a young age. Shortly after her first birthday, she departed to roam.<br /><br />Eventually, she found herself in the Pacific Northwest, where she founded a pack called Dragonwatchers with her brother, Ray, and a good friend, Ariston. The pack lasted for a few months but did not thrive, especially when prey became scarce in the wilds. Preferring to swallow her pride and admit defeat rather than endanger her pack mates' lives, she disbanded Dragonwatchers and, with Ray and a few others in tow, made her her way back to the Seahawk Valley to rejoin Flightless Falcons.<br /><br />She lived there until the middle of winter. Her father passed away, her mother stepped down from leadership and her elder brother, Tyrannus, rose into power. He then proceeded to exile most young, healthy males from the ranks. Despite her fear, disgust and loneliness&mdash;for both of her litter mates were abruptly banished&mdash;Koontz was still reluctant to abandon her birth pack. It wasn't until March Owl died at the beginning of February that she finally severed ties and left again.