Birthdays come and go

It wasn't often that she found herself unable to sleep and even when she did most of the time she could just lay in bed beside Artorias while she looked at the stars through the window until eventually she would drift off. Tonight though she was having an exceptionally hard time with all of her fledgling plans for the wedding beginning to take shape and keeping her thoughts running wild. Artorias was sound asleep and she didn't want to disturb him so she very carefully slipped out of bed, her tail making a soft whisper as it trailed across the floor on her way out of the room.

She wasn't sure where to go at first once she was out in the hall and her tawny paws ended up carrying her down the passage that lead over to the opposite wing of the castle to where Lia's room had been moved to once one of the rooms on this floor freed up. She was surprised to see Lia's door ajar and a quick peek in told her that her friend was up late as well. Curious, Briar went down stairs and followed Lia's scent, finding her in the main hall. She recognized the signs of Lia's first heat very easily since she had just lived through it herself and she sympathized with her friend immediately. "Can't sleep either?" she asked with a smile as she approached her, coming to her side to press her nose to Lia's cheek affectionately.

"Briar Fatalis"