Serpent Lake I walk a lonely road....

He shook his head. "Not my birth pack. I was pupnapped...sort of. And I didn't leave. More like was left for dead. It's a long and fucked up story, but as far as I know my mother thinks I'm dead...and I'm not sure the alpha would want me back." It was more honest about his past than he had probably ever been, but somehow he felt a comeraderie with Black Hat.
He chuckled back at Black Hat, shaking his head. "Mike's birth-given, unfortunately. Only other name Ive ever had is Cyn, and I don't want that one anymore either." He rolled his eyes and rose to his paws once safely on the ground, stretching his lean frame. He nodded in thanks to the stranger and turned to follow him. "So why did you leave? I agree they're unstable- A damn pup is running as alpha. But what changed your mind?"