a time to come together [Empire Festival Opening]

Briar had been pretty excited about the idea of a festival when word got around that Ashen was going to be holding one and she had been extra interested in the tournament that had been promised since she had been working on her fighting skills more recently. However she only got really excited to attend once she heard that The Hallows was going to be attending since she knew for sure that Artorias would attend. Any excuse to see him was a good excuse in her book. She had borrowed some soap from someone else in the pack and had gotten up early in the morning to get herself all cleaned up and groomed, making sure that her tawny, turquoise-marked coat was perfectly neat. She even neatened up Marigold's pelt as well since her golden fox companion had insisted on coming along as well.

As soon as she heard Venom calling for them all she went off toward the pale forest of Ashen's territory with an excited bounce to her step, Marigold trotting closely behind. When she arrived she saw Venom and most of her family there and walked into the area just in time to see Ulric and The Hallows wolves arriving as well. Her chest swelled when she saw Artorias and grinned, but she refrained from running up to him right away, not wanting to interrupt him talking with Venom and the others since she knew he had the whole pack duties thing to think about too.

But the moment he moved away from the others she hopped up and hurried over to him with her tail wagging gently behind her. She admired how he looked all gussied up in his armor and hummed happily, pressing her nose to his cheek. "You look very handsome," she told him quietly, giving him another grin before nodding to invite him over to sit with her and her family.

Briar Fatalis