Sun Mote Copse There's no peace in quiet

Fig quirked a brow at his sister's response, smiling. He had wondered about Nellie, but they'd never been romantically involved for his heart to be broken. And Phox murdering Eljay was simply absurd. Phox couldn't murder anyone let alone the kindest, gentlest wolf on the planet.

He let it go, though, and just nodded. He couldn't know Fenn's inner monologue, but he would've been a bit relieved to hear it as it reflected his sentiments perfectly. He simply wasn't close to Niamh, so his three little siblings didn't feel as real to him as Fenn and Meerkat. They felt shielded from him, separate, either by his own hang ups or design. He was very willing to bet it was the former.

"I wish I understood better why that happened," he admitted, "It feels like a sore subject, so I haven't really asked. Have you?" He did miss those that had gone. Even Arcturus, who he'd barely had time to learn from.