Stone Circle the branches have traded their leaves

Murdock was pleased to find that Steph and her siblings shared a tight bond. He thought it was important for a wolf to be close with their family, and with their littermates at the very least. Although he no longer shared a close bond with any of his siblings, his memories of them were often a great comfort to the aging male.

"That's good," he told Clary, giving her one final swipe of his tongue before releasing her back into the wild. He mulled over her question for a few seconds, but tried to answer promptly so that she could get back to talking again. "I lost 'em," he replied, going for honesty and simplicity. "But we were good friends before that."