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Torin admitted to knowing rather little about his family history, and Gwen gave a slow, thoughtful nod. "No doubt you know more about your family's recent history, since up until a couple years ago, I had been away from Boreas since before your mother was born. Since before your grandparents met, I'd imagine." Though perhaps not - she hadn't been particularly close to her mother's adopted siblings, so she'd hardly have known if Surreal had chosen a mate at that point in her life. "What I know for certain of the Adravendi name starts with my grandfather, Cairo Adravendi." Her voice grew distant as she sought to recall a history she had learned at her mother's paws, but had not spoken much of in many years. "He had adopted a male named Collision, and given him the Adravendi name before he and his mate had a litter of their own, with my mother among them. There was a healer that he'd grown to be close to, Erani by name, who birthed a litter only to have the sire absent for their raising. My grandfather chose to give those pups his surname as well and helped her to raise them alongside his own pups. One of Erani's pups was your grandmother, Surreal." She refrained from sighing, but the smile she gave him was faintly wry as she added, "My grandfather had a habit of adopting strays that it seems several others down the line have picked up, so there are a few other unrelated branches out there as well." Collision's line, as well as those descending from Erani, and those Erani had adopted, and her adopted 'uncles' Preston and Neo if they'd had pups though she certainly doubted any of the Adravendis would tolerate it if Neo's offspring had chosen to continue to claim that name after what he'd done. Arian, among her own mother's line. And who knew if any of Gwen's siblings had picked up the habit as well? She shrugged eloquently. "There is a great deal of history there, from my mother's generation particularly. Kingdoms, wars, star-crossed lovers." She smiled fondly, recalling the story of her mother and father. "Betrayals. Deaths. Everything that a good saga requires."