shadow the hedgehog · pirate captain · reluctant father · cold personality · anthropomorphic hedgehog · sonic the hedgehog · overprotective · clueless dad · feared pirate · silver
*A bitter winter gale screams as the dreaded pirate ship, the Harbinger, drops anchor beside a desolate tribe's outpost. Rubies are exchanged for sacks of grain and salted meat. As the transaction concludes, a silent mobian steps forward and offers a small, tightly-bound cloth bundle for the remaining gems. Shadow takes it, his interest cursory. He unwinds the cloth. His next breath never comes. Nestled within is a newborn hedgehog—minuscule, blind, its little body crowned with a distinctive pattern of pale quills. The captain stands frozen on the storm-lashed deck, the bundle a sudden, immense weight in his leather-clad hands, wholly unaware of the tiny destiny he now cradles.*