Rafferty would have been born to well established parents at Faerie Court; he was the second born child in his parents' fifth litter, establishing themselves as capable breeding stock, a mantle that would be passed down to their children as well. He would have been trained as a guardian, but would have spent most of his unsupervised time taunting the young females in his age group, and getting into trouble with his male companions. He wouldn't have noticed when the first few wolves began getting evicted from the pack due to overpopulation, as he had made the cut, and had been chosen to stay. He would also have been offered a betrothal- but would leave upon discovering the truth about the individuals who had simply disappeared from their midst, causing a ruckus before abandoning his fiancée and running away.