Talk:Imprinting/@comment-66.43.37.228-20140420074323/@comment-7600752-20140427024935

What the books say is this: Once a shapeshifter starts shifting into a wolf, they age very rapidly. They grow huge and tall very quickly. They quickly age to about twenty-six, then stop aging. Like I already said above, as long as the wolf continues to shift...he will NEVER age beyond twenty-six. The wolves only begin to shift because there are vampires (their only natural enemy) nearby. When the Cullens first moved to Forks around 70 or more years ago...their presence caused three tribe members to shift into wolves. These three wolves are the ancestors of Jacob, Sam, and all the other shifters of the tribe. These three made the truce with the Cullens to stay off of tribe land. A few years later, the Cullens decided to move away. After the Cullens moved away, there was no need for the wolves to shift any more....so they stopped shifting...then they started aging normally again. When the Cullens decided to move back to Forks in the 2000's, they checked and detected NO wolf packs survivors...so they decided to move back. Of course the Cullens were unaware that it was their very presence that caused certain tribe members to shift into wolves. Soon, a new pack was formed, first by Sam and then followed by others. NOW, to answer your question...IF a wolf began to shift in school...he would rapidly grow huge and tall, and quickly age to about 26. If he then imprinted while still in high school, he could possibly STAY this way. It would ALL depend on the wolf's surroundings. If there are vampires anywhere in his vicinity, then he won't age and will occasionally shift. If this stays this way, the wolf will never age, but his imprintee would age normally until she dies. If the wolf leaves the vicinity of vampires, he can stop changing. After a period of time without changing, the wolf will begin to age again. Remember Taha-Aki? He was one of the first shifters, and he went through three wives. Remember the third wife? That was Taha-Aki's wife. He had imprinted on her, and wanted to age with her, so that he could die around the same time. But his first two wives preceded him in death. When the Cold Man and Cold Woman appeared near the village. Taha-Aki was an old man because he hadn't shifted in so long.