Backstory 3: Leaving Home

When Grynn returned, her father was pleased to see that rip and snort were not only fantastically trained, but that the three had become inseparable friends. Grynn was overjoyed and brought to tears all at once when her father showed her a beautiful white dire wolf pelt that the tanner's wife trimmed minimally to fashion a hunting cloak for Grynn. After Rip and Snort gave it the sniff of approval, she proudly donned the gift.

Two years passed, Grynn grew tired of the jeers of her hometown. Most folk didn't understand the bond she had made with rip and snort. They weren’t mere pets to her, they were her pack. Together they had kept the village stocked with meat and fur, but the villagers wouldn't respect her for her skills anymore. Her lean diet and active lifestyle had left her feminine curves, lacking. Boys, who were once her friends, moved on to shallow girls who thought only of their own looks and desires. It was time for Grynn’s pack to leave.

Her mother begged her to stay, to learn to be a lady. Grynn wouldn't hear it, and stormed out. She ran to her favorite fishing spot, the one where she'd been given rip and snort. She sat against her tree and snuggled with her pack. Her dad showed up that evening with a backpack and a simple looking longbow with a quiver of hunting arrows. He set them beside her, and he turned to leave saying "if you show up for the feast, you'd better bring the bacon!"

She picked up the bow and examined it closely. It was made out of Uratha Hoppler (a wood prized by fletchers for not losing its power simply by being strung) with Pentwist Seiliu string, and bone caps to keep the string from eating into the wood. While it looked like a simple bow, the materials and craftsmanship were the best money could buy, bar none. She ran to catch her father and nearly knocked him over with a flying tackle hug. Then Rip did knock them over to show his slobbery gratitude.