Always there when you call

Artorias had taken up the habit of checking everything he passed as he went about his day now, making sure the castle was ready to receive its newest residents whenever they arrived. He wanted everything to be perfect for Briar when she eventually arrived, which ideally would be any day now! After spending some time with her at her surprise birthday party, he was more invigorated than ever to have the love of his life move in so they could begin to spend the rest of their lives together. He was eager for the rest of the pack to meet Briar, and for his princess to take up the mantle of Queen of the Hallows. It would be a transition for them all, but one he was anxiously looking forward to.

Striding gracefully down the stairs while he soaked in all of the finer details of the castle and its architecture, Artorias found his mother waiting in the foyer at the bottom of the stairs. He knew about their fight with the primordial dire wolf in the bamboo forest to the south and had been intending on heading down there to scout it out and make sure there were no other surprise threats lingering in the unchecked corners of Auster. "Good morning, Mom!" he greeted her with a bright smile as he reached the floor, pausing only when she asked if he had time to talk. "I always have time for you, Mama. But my stomach might not. How about breakfast while we talk?"

Artorias walked with Tamsyn down to the great hall, leaving her only briefly to go retrieve some meat for them from the larders beneath the kitchen. He brought back two generous chunks of tender venison loin, passing a portion to her when he returned before settling into a chair as he proceeded to eat his breakfast. "What's on your mind, Mama? How's Kane doing, by the way?" He hadn't checked on the injured brute since they'd brought him back, but given that his mother didn't seem to be a wailing mess, he assumed he was at least still alive, which was a good start.

"Artorias Carpathius" | "Carpathian" | "Corbin" | "Argent"