Transparent Soul

Briar returned from another scouting mission that she had gone on with Artorias and Lia, searching for more herbs and supplies to continue restocking what they had lost. It was late in the day now with the sun beginning to set. They had gotten caught in a bit of a rain storm at one point, but now the sky was clear. She sent Lia to go put away the things and food they had gathered and Artorias had gone to put away his armor and rest so she found herself walking toward the den she shared with her brother alone. She knew at least Lia would be a while since she needed to gather firewood as well while she was out so Briar settled herself in a patch of grass outside the den with a content sigh, looking up toward the sky where the colors all shifted and faded through deepening oranges and reds.

The days were getting cooler as the inched closer and closer to winter. She already wasn't looking forward to the return of the cold that they had only just recently escaped, but that turn of the season would mark the point when Artorias would have to leave her. Her ears flicked back at the thought, a little frown pulling at her lips. She of course knew it was coming and having Lia here with her helped somewhat, but imagining what it would be like to not be able to see him every day and having her routine with him uprooted again hurt more than she cared to admit. She glanced down at her paws, fiddling with the grass between them. She did her best not to bring it up around Art or even think about it when she was with him because she didn't want to worry him while he was gone, but it weighed on her and made her want every day to go ask her father if she could leave with him.

"Briar Fatalis"