Phoenix Maplewood look around, leaves are brown

Murduck hummed in thought, trying to calculate where he'd been at the time. Had it been before or after his visit to Sameth? The past seemed so distant from where he was today. Only the family ties themselves mattered, not the tenuous memories that'd made them.

At the mention of Grayday, Murdock perked up. "I haven't seen him - but I've met his son and daughter. Perfect copies of him," he shared. "Who'd've thought the kid had it in him? I hear he's got another litter, too. What a dog."

He looked curiously at Shale, wondering how the other was doing. "What about you, boy-o? Got any news to share?"