i'm close but no cigar for you

Thaddeus didn't really know how to explain his previous predicament.

he wasn't sure if his captors had been his birthgivers - his mom and dad - or just some people who had taken him. all he knew is that he had to get away from them. he felt self-conscious and hung his head before adding in; "uh, didn't have that" realistically, none of the wolves that kept him and Theodora in the cave looked anything like them. so maybe they weren't his parents. maybe they were just... people. that made it even more confusing. he had nearly been conditioned to think it was normal. now Poem was telling him something else. "sounds nice though."

he didn't know what to believe. "parents, I mean" Thaddeus looked up sheepishly before explaining a bit "just me n' my sis. fer a long time. she's gone now. ...does everyone have parents? 'cause I never met mine. maybe I don't have any." he frowned at the pretty girl, furrowing his brows. he too was young. too young to really understand reproduction and all that. the mutt didn't really want to bring down the conversation though. after a moment he considered himself before speaking again. he'd nod back to the direction of Olympia. "but the pack... Olympia. some guy named Pegasus owns it. I was beaten up, and one of their healers fixed me."

so maybe he could say they were 'nice'. at least outwardly.