Noncks

"“Crex, are you really going to throw away this very unlikely opportunity? To lay with a woman? To have a beautiful baby? I want to be yours, Crex.”"

- Noncks admitting her feelings to Crex.

Noncks is the fair and beautiful lover of Crex. She has spent all her life with the Snow Wolves and hunts on a daily basis. As well, she thinks all men have been given a purpose. She also highly worships the Spirits of the Trees.

She later conceived a child with Crex and ultimately gave him the courage to stand up to his fears, before he eventually left her and their unborn child.

Background
Noncks spent all of her life with Snow Wolves, as she was raised and born in the camp.

At a young age, around the age of 12, Noncks’ father taught her how to properly hunt and kill animals for food, as they were living in such a cold environment with little livestock. She later developed a favored weapon (the bow and arrow) and crafted her own and shot birds and squirrels in one hit. She later gave her bow a name, which was Longshot.

A Murder of Crows
When Crex enters her tent, Noncks is, at first, happy to see him. She calls him The Man with the Big and Thick Fur Coat, which makes Crex uncomfortable, then proceeds to ask her if she would like to go out and hunt with him later. Noncks then makes fun of his remark and then agrees to. She starts to pack and then makes a sexual remark, saying "unexpected things can happen at anytime, can they, thick man?" This is later foreshadowed.

Even though she has mastered archery, Crex tries to teach Noncks how to shoot, but she explains she knows and how she was taught by her father at a young age.

When they continue hunting, Noncks asks Crex his age, and he replies he's around nineteen. She then proclaims to ask him if he's "fooled around," hinting he might not have had sexual relations in the past. Noncks then asks him if he wants children, and he replies with a simple yes. Although not stated, Noncks was planning intimate relations with Crex.

When they come across the small cave, they decide to stop for the night. When Noncks has trouble sleeping, she gets in the same bedroll as Crex, and then says she cannot do this. She rises from the bedroll and removes her fur coat, revealing her entire upper body to Crex. She explains to him she wants a child, even if the wold is a messed up place. Crex declines, but Noncks continues to pressure him, stating this might be his only opritunity to have a child, and even if he dies, they still would have had a beautiful baby either way, and at least they could have done something with their lives.

Trivia

 * Noncks is approximately four years older than Crex.
 * Noncks was created to give Crex’s character diversity and balance to make him seem more original.