Firestone Hot Springs baby, you're like lightning in a bottle

Puppy followed along after him as though she was on a leash, something Murdock found endlessly endearing. He could see why people liked dogs; they were very cute. When she shivered, half of him wanted to gesture her closer to his side and half of him just wanted to stop and coo over her. Instead, he simply kept walking, sure that the novelty would wear off soon enough.

"I haven't asked," he replied, ears flipping back. "He's got a new mate, Catori - she's a doll, let me tell you - but it's pretty clear that Lavender isn't any child of hers. But the kid's still young, and I don't want to be insensetive."

That was a first. But this was his family, and he didn't want to mess things up while the relationships were still in the making. "I'm actually just meeting most of them. The brother that runs this pack was lost for a long time, and I've only just found him again."