Hail

Hail is a male lone wolf with one eye. He stirred up trouble for Music, Sol, and the Grayfur in Chapter 1, untill he reformed. He was killed by Uriah in the final battle for Wyldwood.

HISTORY
Hail had a mate whom he was madly in love with named Hickory. Although he loved his mate, Hail did not want children and she did. During his childhood, Hail's father abused him and never showed him affection. Hail had a low opinion of fathers and doubted his own ability to be a father. One day, Hickory informed Hail that she was pregnant, much to his alarm. Soon, he grew so afraid of the responsibilities of fatherhood that he ran off in the middle of the night. Unfortuneately for him, Hickory caught him leaving the den. Hail was unable to hide his intentions, and Hickory became so furious that she clawed out his right eye before he left. After that, Hail was far too afraid of her to return.

ROLE
Hail appears only in Chapter 1, where he is both introduced and killed. He starts out a relatively minor antagonist, more a troublemaker than a villain, untill he reforms and returns to his mate. Hickory awakens to find Hail has been waiting outside her den all night. After Hail begins to apologize, Hickory tears into him, coming close to attacking him again. Luckily for him, Hail's pups hear him and run out to meet him, tackling him to the ground in their excitement. After that, Hickory is forced to allow Hail a second chance.

Later, Hail returns to Wyldwood, bringing his family with, and finds Sol and Music about to be killed by Uriah and Malady. He and Hickory help them to fight their way out and escape back to the Grayfur. Hail also participates in the final battle for Wyldwood, in which he is fought and killed by Uriah.

PERSONALITY
Hail is brash and sarcastic, a demeanor which he uses to deal with his guilt. He needles Sol about Music, threatening to tell the Grayfur about her, and even tries to harm her when he meets alone in the woods. After redeeming himself, Hail is still relatively lighthearted, but directs his remarks towards the Blackheath instead of Sol and Music.

He dislikes dogs, like all other wolves, as shown when he threatens to harm Music just for being a dog. Hail has difficulty understanding the lengths to which Sol goes for Music. Sol's dedication plays a role in Hail resolving to return to Hickory.

Hail's missing eye has completely destroyed his depth perception. He will often run into branches and things because he thought they were farther away, or shout to someone who is standing right next ot him.

It takes a long time before everyone finally finds out how Hail lost his eye. Offering no explantion, Hail allows the other characters to speculate and burn with curiosity. His revelation is intended to be somewhat anticlimactic.