The north is cold and very unforgiving to those who don't know how to navigate it, but to natives, it's practically a cakewalk. Luckily, Mir was one of those natives with a grasp and a half of how to survive in the wilderness, and even more knowledge about the terrible effects of not being prepared enough. Even through harsh winter nights, her and her best friend would often take to the nearby trail to go and get the best view to look at the stars.

Mir had had a comfortable life in her town, but she always felt out of place. Something about the whole place was just off in a way she could never properly describe, and she never really felt a real connection with anyone other than her best friend; eventually, she lost even that. Having nothing and lost in despair, she fled to the cold, hoping that it would at least take her quickly. Instead, she woke up half-buried in the snow, four times as large, with a set of paws, shedding her friends' favorite flowers and plenty of tears.

In the beginning, Mir felt as though her second chance at life was far more like a curse. She had felt trapped in the place where she'd made her best memories, forced to bear the freezing cold that bit at her through her coat and the memories that haunted her as every flower petal hit the snow. Being an Esk wasn't necessarily the hard part, that adjustment came relativly easily, but Mir remained plagued with trauma and the newfound solitude certainly wasn't helping. Still, she now had all the time in the world to mull it over, and over the course of many seasons, Mir finally broke through her mental barriers and healed.

Nowadays, Mir is a well-adjusted Esk who likes to spend her time alone in solitude and silence. She has forgiven herself for the mistakes of her past and has grown excellently into her role as hiking trail. Though she's still riddled with anxiety and has a generally hard time talking to others, she is relatively content with her existence and definitely doesn't want to go back where all the painful memories lie. She prefers her hiking trail, thanks.