Stone Circle it means family

Valette saw the forced smile and wished that the female would feel comfortable around her. But it seemed that the female would always stay tense. She offered quick smile back. Not sure if it had anything to do with her and Xan why she felt so tense. She decided not to ask. It seemed that she wasn't really honest about being alright either, but, Valette kind of wasn't alright either. The Matriarch nodded slowly. "Times have been tough," she honestly admitted. "We both lost our sister," she spoke in realization.

She looked at Laurel. "But thank you. I just try to live with the fact that Nanook wanted me to keep going. Plus I have her kids to raise now too, so times are busy. I am sorry if I have neglected you," she admitted then. She had been mostly dividing her attention between pups and leading the pack.