Silvertip Mountain So now I just sit in silence.

He nodded in understanding. That makes sense, he offered. He looked up to the stars, realizing he had never noticed that about them. That's a good way to feel close to loved ones you can't be with. Maybe he would try that the next time he sought to comfort his grief over a missing family member; he would just have to remember that the stars were even there, which was something that escaped his notice often, especially with everything he had going on now. 

He smiled a little at her question. Fairly large, he answered first. Two mates and six children, he continued, raising an eyebrow. How would she receive that piece of information? It certainly wasn't a normal situation, but it worked for him, and he honestly didn't even think much about how different it might seem to anyone on the outside looking in. They were a family, and that's all that mattered to him, that and making sure they were all safe.