The Summer Bonfire Festival

Briar's ears perked when Artorias called for them to join him at the bonfire and she smiled gently as she got up from her work to go out to the plains, Marigold staying behind to put away a few odds and ends so that she wouldn't be held up. She had hung back to let him do this on his own since she knew this was an important event for him, only helping where he wanted her to, but she of course would be there for him. She walked out toward the unlit pile of wood, spotting Bowen moving away from Artorias to go sit a short distance away from the group. She wondered for a bit if she should go sit with Bowen once the festivities were in full swing.

She knew they were both still trying to figure out how to navigate each other, but she was determined to find at least an amicable middle ground. They had made a lot of progress, but her own irrational jealousy still nagged at her occasionally. When her turquoise gaze landed on Grimshaw for a brief moment she was reminded of the conversation she and Artorias had regarding his adoptive brother and her ears flicked a bit before she pulled a small smile onto her lips for the male. She didn't know how to feel about that situation just yet, but it didn't strike quite the same jealousy in her that Bowen did.

Briar stepped up along side Artorias, giving him a loving smile as she turned her full attention onto the man she loved. She kissed him lightly, her tail swaying gently behind her. She had left it unbraided for the occassion, her coat groomed meticulously as usual with a subtle sheen to the fur, her tail silky and flowing out behind her. She was always pretty particular about her grooming and bathing, but since this was her first Hallows event as the Queen of the Hallows and the first time she'd be in front of a good portion of the pack and all of his family she wanted to make sure she made a good impression. She leaned into his shoulder affectionately for a moment before taking a little step away to sit so that she was still beside him but just behind his shoulder so that she could be with him but not in the way as he began the bonfire and greeted the other guests.

"Briar Fatalis"