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@Heather: Yes, me too! I love Norse mythology in general, so I incorporated the names from it in the story. Sometimes they are meaningful, sometimes I pick them just because I love how they sound, but they sure are awesome. :D

@Segalia: Haha, meaningful names are fun. Yes, both of Skief's parents died early; it was mentioned briefly in story, but it's way too easy to lost track of things with my writing. His father died shortly before Skief was born, and his mother died giving birth, a large part of her demise being that shock and grief of her husband's untimely death undermined her health greatly. So Skief was basically raised by his grandparents, as well as his aunt, except she too died when he was a cub... In fact, I do want one day to post another sidestory on Rolt that I'm currently working on. ;)