Started from the bottom

She set aside the piece of armor she’d been working on as she rose, letting Ardyn go ahead and stepping out after him once he’d left her line of sight. She held back, though she was able to hear his voice, if not the direct wording, but judging by the underlying tone of pleasure, it was someone he knew.

Young friend, then? She tested the breeze with a sniff, then smiled in recognition, both of Ulric’s scent, and the added something to it. It brought her back to his last visit, and the talk they’d had. If anyone could handle the status of Alpha, she felt Ulric was one of them.

She drew level with her son, grinning at Ulric and studying him with interest, wondering how the past seasons had been for him as she greeted him warmly, “Welcome. How goes it, Ulric?”

Her smile wasn’t reserved for the Adravendi man, either, nodding to the young man with him with an appraising glance, noting Ardyn’s study as she settled on her haunches, long-haired tail habitually flicking to pool at her paws, ears perked to hear what they’d say.

Walk ---- "Speak" ---- "Labhair an Sean-Teanga." ---- "Hear" ---- Think