Silvertip Mountain Children running from their school

Squeezing some random Fox backstory in here for funsies.

Fox had never been overly impressed by big-name families, even though she herself had come from one. Of course, her family lacked any kind of formal way of recognizing one another. They did not take a common surname, for one, and they lacked any defining physical features. Perhaps the only thing that linked them was their tendency to name their children after animals. But anybody with half a brain could do that, so it was not always a clear indicator that two wolves named after an animal were related in any way at all.

When Jinx mentioned that she had been part of the pack that had once resided on the mountain, Fox was reminded of why she had sought out her second-in-command in the first place. The Kesuk's avoidance had made Fox question her motives to some extent, and hearing that Jinx had been a part of yet another pack in the area gave Fox an uneasy feeling. “Just how many packs have you hopped around in, Jinx?” she asked. Fox knew of Horizon Ridge and Swiftcurrent. She knew that Horizon Ridge still existed. Jinx had also mentioned leading a pack at an age even younger than Fox, which made the count come to four. That seemed like an oddly high number, considering Jinx could not have been more than double Fox's age.

Suddenly, the Alpha became aware that her decision to lift Jinx up into leadership may have not been the best choice after all. Did the Beta plan on leaving again? Was that the reason she was becoming so... scarce?