Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Carpathius

When they received the invitation to Artorias and Briar's wedding, Alastor had been oh so keen to head back down to Auster to see the young couple once more. They had such a good time together last time, it almost seemed like a treat to get to be in their company again so soon! Of course, as Manea reminded him, they couldn't simply whisk the alpha couple off for some post-nuptial celebrating of their own style, and so Alastor had been forced to come up with another idea for a wedding gift that didn't involve ravaging either Hallowed wolf all night long. He'd settled on some rare earth metals and gemstones he'd mined from within the caves of Alias Island while working on expanding their space, as well as a couple pristine snow leopard pelts he'd hunted with Saracyn. He didn't know if Manea had prepared anything special on her end to surprise the couple with or not, but he figured that the pelts and metals would work well enough even if she didn't.

With little Fia left in the care of Irilyth, the Mendacium family began the long trek down to Auster, arriving in the Hallows not long after the festivities had started. The family of gifted wolves seemed to shine amongst the crowd, and as they made their way to the table of the Aegis and Queen, Saracyn attempted to dip off to the food—only to get claws dug into his scruff to yank him back to his sire's side. "Ah ah, not so fast! First we have to say hello to our friends!" he chided his son, all smiles as he and Manea made their way to the head table. Alastor laid out the snow leopard pelts amongst the other gifts, then hefted the sack of metals up to slam down onto the table with a raucous clatter. "A million congratulations on your nuptials, Artorias and Briar!" he congratulated the newlyweds with a delighted laugh. "We wish you a lifetime of happiness and splendor, and many, many plentiful litters to enjoy! Why, I can already see the looks on your faces." The Elysian alpha's smile turned subtly more salacious, and it left the question of whether he was imagining the faces of happy parents with their children—or in the midst of making their children. Given the last time they'd been here with the young couple, it could have gone either way.

Alastor then gestured a massive black paw over the gifts. "Some snow leopard pelts, rarities down here, I'm sure. And some northern metals and precious stones from our caves on Alias. I do know how much young Artorias here likes to play with his weapons! Perhaps you can use some of these in your crafts." The dire brute then took a step back to allow Manea to give her well wished to the happy couple as well, doing his best to keep from looking at Artorias or Briar like he was devouring them with his gaze.

"Alastor Mendacium"