The Northern Frontier

When Artorias leaned into her she realized he must have noticed her shivering and she gave him a grateful grin and leaned back into him in response, tipping her head up to kiss his cheek in silent thanks. She knew it was going to be cold, that was an obvious and unavoidable fact about the north, but she hadn't really accounted for the wind whistling through here and how much more chilly that would make it. When he made comments about her family putting up with the cold and mentioned how her mother lacked the thick coats that her father and brother had she was about to respond with her genuine concern for her mother given the fact that it seemed like she still hadn't really put on much weight since her return from captivity and perhaps mention the fact that her mother did usually wear a fur cape so maybe it wasn't so bad... but then Art brought up the pet name her father gave her as a pup that she absolutely hated and her turquoise turned up to his with a glare, smirking as she paused her steps long enough to throw her shoulder into his. "Yeah yeah, alright, Artorias Sirius... That's enough out of you." She smirked and grinned up at him, shaking her head a little as she turned her gaze back to the land around them, getting a few more glimpses of the gorge before she started insisting that they head back home so she could thaw out a bit.

"Artorias & Briar Carpathius"