Heron Lake Plateau And I've got the sides and all the corners- but there's a space

He took her giggle as a sign she was feelin better and not as the cue it might have been.  Mainly because she was young, he was older, and honestly, he was in enough hot water as it was.  Subconsciously he was likely on the play-it-safe setting, unfortunate for his boyish mentality, but fortunate for likely both his pride and his pack standing.  That and he wasn't quite ready to dive into that particular pool quite yet - not again.

"I'd say," he said, clearly amused, but not for the reason she might have thought.  Oh, this might be fun. "Quite the family," he added conversationally, conveniently leaving out the fact that he was one of them. She might know... but she hadn't said.  Why not see what else happened here before he let the proverbial cat out of the bag?