Pity Party (Party and Races!)

The sound was tantalising, and she wouldn’t be dissuaded when her companion suggested they crash it. Her face lit up and her tail began to wave at her heels, pausing for a moment after his nudge to her shoulder and then happily prancing a few paces to catch up. Modesty’s bright eyes opened wide as she took in the sights and the sounds, the smells and the fire! It was so big!

Her head lifted and her smile grew as she recognised a few familiar faces, dipping her head as they passed the pretty lady on the big pile of furs. Wow! This was really something else! She caught sight of a reenactment of the party and blushed to her ear-tips, becoming slightly lightheaded as she realised she had actually stopped breathing for just a moment. People did what now?! It was a lot more than her mother had explained and the girl was about to combust.

With a quick scan she managed to spot Gil rummaging through the food and drinks, and she smiled brightly in response to his wink, picking up her feet to follow after the older wolf who clearly had a bit more experience at these sort of events than she did.

She settled herself in along side her companion and took the drink he offered without question, drawing a deep swig and almost spitting it straight into the flames. She forced herself to swallow, but quickly began to cough, the hard liquor burning all the way down and warming her empty belly. She had drunk some crazy concoctions in her short life as part of different ceremonies but this was something else!

Already she could feel the warmth travelling from her belly down into the tips of her limbs and she smiled and took another drink, ready for the kick this time and keeping it down a bit better. Gods but it still burned. She handed the flask back to Gil, leaning companionably against the mottled man while her head turned to take in all the sights around her. “What WAS that?” she asked with a raised brow. It tasted really good once you got past the initial burn, but she felt if she tried to stand up to quickly she might be a bit wobbly on her feet.

“Speech”