Bold

Bold is one of the cubs of Fox and Vixen, born at White Deer Park. He is the mate of Whisper. He received his name because he has a sturdy build and likes to wander far afield.

Story

 * Bold is born to Fox and Vixen at White Deer Park during early spring, along with her littermates Charmer, Friendly and Dreamer. The cubs practice their skills together with their mother, unaware of the fact that Scarface is watching them until told about it by Weasel. They then receive superveillance by Owl when their mother is not available.


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 * Unhappy with how his father is handling the conflict between the red and blue foxes and frustrated by his father's heavy-handed efforts at disciplining him for the trouble he has caused after crossing into enemy territory, Bold decides to leave White Deer Park for good.


 * Shortly after leaving the park, Bold encounters a carrion Crow who, noting that Bold seemed to have no qualms about wandering around in broad daylight, advises him to start being fearful of humans. Bold dismisses the advice and arrives at a game reserve, where he kills pheasants recklessly. He befriends a young female badger named Shadow who gives him similar advice as Crow, warning him that the gamekeeper would not tolerate the presence of a predator who kills so rampantly. By twist of fate, however, it is Shadow herself who wounds up getting caught in a trap which had been lain by the gamekeeper to catch the creature that had been taking his birds - Bold manages to free her, but suffers an eye injury in the process. His vision severely impaired, Bold later wanders right into the middle of a pheasant shoot, where he is shot in the back leg and badly wounded. He runs into the same Crow from before and convinces him to fly to Shadow to let her know that he is now the one in need of help. Shadow is more than willing to return the favour and, with help from Crow, regularly brings Bold food, enabling him to regain some of his lost strength.

Trivia

 * He shared the prejudice against the White Deer Park foxes instead of Friendly in the books.
 * In the books, he left the park after the death of Scarface.