"Whether or not I run is not up to you or the pack, Misty. I came here for a reason. I believe that reason is you. I will stay and fight with your brothers and sisters. Home is peaceful, but I am as you should know, not much of a fighter. I prefer peace, but I will defend this land as if it were my own," he sounded prideful, but the truth was he could now call here home. He now had a reason to stay where he was. He made some unique friends along his path and they had all pointed him to this location. He raised his muzzle towards the sky, closed his eyes, and let out a kind of battle cry howl.