Into the night

The Aegis was usually sound asleep by this time of night. Tonight, however, it seemed sleep would evade him rather ruthlessly. Try as he might, Artorias simply could not get his brain to turn off. There was still so much to do, so much to prepare for with the coming of his children on the horizon! Briar had grown to a sizable swell as she grew their pups, all of which expected to be large according to Gwynevere's prognosis, and he was nervous to say the least. Art lay beside Briar, watching her sleep for some time amidst his tossing and turning before finally giving up on sleep with a frustrated groan and rolling off the expansive bed to his paws. The Aegis stepped over to the tall glass doors that led out to his balcony, slipping silently outside and into the cold winter night. It wasn't snowing currently, but the chill of winter still clung to the dark lands, a thick blanket of snow covering Auster.

Artorias found solace in the peace of the quiet winter night, shifting between stargazing and peering out across Hallowed lands. As he surveyed around the castle, movement down in the courtyard caught his attention, and his enhanced eyes keenly caught Mercury heading out past the castle walls. Now where could he be going to...? Art thought with a curious tilt to his head. Moving silently back through his bedroom and grabbing his cloak and a spare one on the way out the door, the azure wolf headed through the castle corridors until he emerged out in the courtyard, traversing the gardens and following Mercury's path in the snow. He found the Ermis wolf patrolling the perimeter of Hallowed lands on his own and approached him, crunching through the powdery snow and coming up alongside the newest member of the Hallows with a half smile.

"Couldn't sleep?" asked Artorias, offering the spare cloak he'd brought to Mercury if he wished it. It was quite cold, but he knew some wolves enjoyed the bracing chill against their fur. "Me neither. Mind if I join you?"

"Artorias Carpathius" | "Carpathian" | "Corbin" | "Eira" | "Argent"