These Peaceful Interludes

It surprisingly hadn't been too difficult to sneak in time to work on her little gift to Artorias. Since they were both so busy with things around the pack, Artorias especially, she had been able to work on the project made up of the fire opals they had collected during their trip to the north while he was off on patrols and the like. She had just finished it and was looking for a good time to surprise him with it when he suddenly declared that he was taking her out on an afternoon for just the two of them. Her gift was already tucked into a small cloth bag tied with a ribbon so while he wasn't looking she grabbed it and tucked it at the bottom of the satchel he had been packing for their day trip out to the falls before she followed him happily away from the castle. Their lives were more and more busy these days, but as long as she occasionally got to steal some time with him she was happy.

Once they reached the picturesque falls she looked around the cedar wood forest with an awed grin. She was finding more and more appreciation for beautiful landscapes the more she traveled and explored with Artorias, but she wasn't sure if that was because being with him simply made them all the more special and interesting. Seeing his reactions to the places they went was the best part for her. Once he had the fur he brought for them rolled out and the delicious looking dinner he packed laid out for them he invited her to join him and she returned his grin, giving his hip a teasing flick of her long tail as she came to play beside him. "I would love to, Sir Carpathius." She chuckled as she settled in beside him, stretching out on the fur with a contented sigh, her tail snaking out behind her. She reached over to stab one of the sugar coated berries with her claw so she could pop it into her mouth, humming happily at the flavor of it that was accented by the sweetness of the sugar.

"Briar Fatalis"