After receiving the honourable rank of Commander, Mercury knew he had a lot of work to put in before he really felt worthy of the position. He wasn't shy about hard work, and after he left Artorias, he started to put together a plan. First, he would look at the general knowledge of fighting the warriors had, and then he would look at pack security and patrols.

With that in mind, he made his way to the courtyard of the pack’s castle, and raised his head. Howling to the warriors of the pack. Especially those that felt they needed more experience. But this was open to all who wished to learn, that did not only include the warriors, or those without much experience.

"Speech"

A call for fighting training sounded across the Hallows, pulling Elowen’s focus away from the dusting she was doing in one of the Castle’s guestrooms. She had noticed they had different wolves staying with them now and she wanted to make sure that they kept their home looking presentable and comfortable for any wolf in need. But she had done enough dusting for the moment, and besides! There was an opportunity for her to learn something from another more knowledgeable fighting of the Hallows. Maybe seeing how some of the other knights sparred in action would give her an idea of how to approach more spars herself. Elowen was determined to learn, but a nagging worry that she wouldn’t do well had nestled in the back of her mind. She hadn’t been as diligent about her training as her cousins had, after all…

Shaking the thought to the back of her mind, Elowen set off at once for the courtyard. She was pleasantly surprised to find herself the first to respond to Mercury’s call. She had only interacted with him briefly, but she gave a small nod to the man as she took a seat. “Good to sit with you again.” The last time had been during Dusk’s safety lesson. She offered a bit of a sheepish smile. She would do her best to take in as much knowledge as she could!

"Speech," 'Thought.'

Since his arrival in the Hallows, Gavroche had been spending much of his time with his savior, Dusk. She let him sleep in her room with him, keeping the tiny winged boy feeling safe and cared for. Though he missed his family, Gav knew that while they figured out how to find them he didn’t need to worry about being snatched up again. Dusk's home was also super cool! It was huge, and even after being here for a little while he hadn’t seen all of it. Well, the truth was he couldn’t get to the upper parts of the castle very easily. The stairs were hard, and it took a lot of effort to go up them by himself. So he normally waited for Dusk to help him before getting to a different area. Today he was in the courtyard, checking out some of the castles, when a call went up. Gav didn’t really get the context, but he had heard his aunt make a call like that once, and his mama said it was important. So maybe whoever was calling needed to talk about something important too? Maybe Dusk would be there! That settled it, he was going to check it out. The tiny winged boy would bound in the direction of the call, only to find disappointment when he thought he found the man who had called. There was a girl there, around Dusk’s age, but it wasn’t Dusk. Gav pouted as he walked up to the man. A tiny paw would reach out to the man’s paw to tap at it. “‘scuse me, mister!” The boy called up to him. “You made an important call, so Dusk is going to come? With the others?” It was clear the pup didn’t grasp the actual meaning of the summons, but he knew it was important and he showed up… if only because he was hoping his friend would show up too. Maybe he could learn something neat? Or if the wolves here needed help he’d help them do stuff! He was good at helping! "Speech"