Time to set the tone

He and Artorias weren't kept waiting long before an oddly familiar woman appeared along with the man that he had fought during the practice raid they held between Ashen and The Hallows and a young girl that couldn't have been more than a couple of seasons old. He gave them a warm smile though as soon as Venom spoke her name his distant memory of meeting a far younger variation of the Empress came to the forefront of his memory and he chuckled softly, a rueful grin pulling across his lips. "Well, I certainly feel like an old man now," he joked with a little shake of his head. "You probably won't remember, but we met when you were a pup by the hot springs. Gods, that feels like a life time ago." He turned his gaze to Hattori and gave the Shogun a nod as well. "And a pleasure to formally meet you as well, Hattori." He looked down at the young girl who truly was a beautiful little girl. He dipped his head to her as well, adding, "A pleasure to meet you as well." He wouldn't even dare to try and repeat her name out of fear of messing it up in front of her parents.

"I'm Ulric, Aegis of The Hallows," he said to introduce himself in turn, another smile crossing his lips. He glanced toward Artorias, allowing him the space to introduce himself as well before looking back to Venom once more. "Resin requested that I lead the pack once she was no longer able until Artorias or one of his siblings was old enough and prepared to lead. I wanted to take some time to properly introduce myself and Artorias to the other packs now that things have calmed down a bit back home." He left it at that for now, curious to see Venom's reaction to the news. He was more familiar with Resin's relationship to the Armada, but not so much how she had gotten along with Ashen beyond the training they had done together. From his understanding Ashen and Armada were tied together in some fashion though he supposed that didn't mean that friendship went all directions.

Ulric Adravendi