Stone Circle euaiaire

"Just fine," Murdock groused, cracking a lid to see who had interrupted his attempt at a nap. She seemed nice enough, so he tried not to sound waspish as he went on. "Damn weather won't break. Wish it would get 'round to spring already," he said, pulling himself to his paws. It hurt like hell, but he wasn't about to conduct a conversation with this stranger from the ground.

"You're new around here, right?" He hoped so. It would be embarrassing to have lived with this woman for so long and still not know her name.