He hadn't meant to bring up old, painful memories, but he also knew how easy it was to do on accident when someone had lost a loved one. There were still things that could make him miss his sister like that on occasion.
"I understand," he said. "I don't trust her either. Very few places feel truly safe, even when you think they are." He trusted Kevin's house and the wards and spells on it, but it didn't mean he still didn't worry about being caught. The fear didn't keep him from doing it, however.
He hadn't meant to startle her, but he gave her a reassuring smile as he looked down at her. It was something he couldn't much help -- he touched people. He'd grown up with his sisters hanging all over him and each other.
"No, I don't believe I've met them, but it will be nice to meet some more people." Werewolf, schmerewolf. Didn't matter so long as he wasn't being hunted by one during a full moon. "How have they taken the new ... decrees." His distaste for said decrees was very obvious.