Attention!

Artorias gave a curt nod of his head, followed by a simple, "Yes, sir." He had his task, he had his instructions, and now he had to act. He tried not to dwell too much on the knowledge that Sirius had walked in on him and Briar making love, or on the tension that now existed between father and daughter, the hard stares they'd given one another. He wanted to defend Briar and support her, but he also respected Sirius too much to interfere with his parenting. It was a catch-22 and Art felt caught in the middle of it.

Sirius dismissed them to their tasks, then took off, leaving behind the supplies he'd come for and asked Briar to retrieve from the other dens. Artorias went to call after the Warlord, but the giant wolf was already gone over the coastal bank. He turned to fix Briar with an awkward look and shy smile. "That, uh... that was something," he remarked. Artorias motioned towards the sea, walking in quickly to wash Briar's scent and the smell of sex off of his body before returning to the shore and slipping back into the barracks to grab a couple of the furs he and Briar hadn't been rolling around on top of to bring Zee. "I guess I'll see you later, Briar." Artorias flashed a quick smile at his girlfriend, lingering long enough to place a slow kiss on her lips that didn't seem to want to end before he forced himself away and, after a last parting glance into her beautiful eyes, turned and ran off after Seer to deliver the blanket and tally up the damages.

- exit Artorias -

"Artorias" | "Corbin"