Serpent Lake I walk a lonely road....

super sorry for the long wait! i'm alive again. ♥

Raised in a Nightwalkers-esq pack? This poor bloke. There was a reason you left your birth pack, and I suspect it's similar to the reason you've left Nightwalkers, He hypothesized.

He guffawed at Memory's comment about their names. Maybe I'm the only one, but mine is but an alias, He clarified. Pleasure to meet you, Memory. The man had a good sense of humor, which was something Black Hat missed. The ice cracked under Memory's weight, and he tensed in case he fell in. It wouldn't do for a potential ally to go tumbling into the frigid water. Fortunately, he didn't, and he had enough brains to step off of the ice.

To his pleasant surprise, Memory showed keen interest in joining him, no convincing required. Indeed! I'd be more than happy to have you aboard. Black Hat graciously took his token, though he didn't eat it. A forward thinker, he'd stash it away in a cache for later consumption. With a flick of his tail, he gestured for his new comrade to follow him up.