Stone Circle Timeline: Impossible

Easy was stricken by the knowledge that Clary had left - she hadn't even gotten to say goodbye! - and that Steph was likely bedridden. What a waste of a trip! But at least she would still get to learn, and perhaps get closer with the woman her father spoke so highly of. Perhaps she could get another tough female role model aside from Dawn. (She knew Pema and Catori were tough in their own way, but neither of them were as intensely physical as the sisters.)

She was further shocked by the news of her uncle's death. Easy hadn't known Murdock well, and she got the feeling that her father wasn't particularly fond of him. That was odd to her, because he seemed to be a big fan of Uncle Shale, and she remembered him being friendly enough with Aunt Spot. He even had nice things to say about Valette, but Murdock? He was hardly mentioned at all.

"Oh," said Easy, a ripple of sadness trickling into her expression. Her brows scrunched together. Would Daddy be sad? "What was - I mean, will you tell me a little about him? What he was like?" she asked. "Daddy didn't talk about him much. Sometimes I thought he didn't like him."