I can't see you, you can't see me

While her siblings and parents were out and about doing their own thing, Bramble had taken to wandering the castle hallways by herself. Though most of her siblings spent their time getting into some sort of mischief here or there, Bramble tried to seek out others to talk to. Even though investigating and exploring the different areas of the castle were exciting, she found it even more exciting to follow others around and ask them questions. There were so many things to learn about! Plus, so many wolves lived in the castle, she wasn't sure she'd met them all yet!

With her nose to the floor, both ears swiveling this way and that, she found herself rather preoccupied with following the different scents. Eyes lifting every so often to make sure she wasn't going to run into anything, she began sniffing out a new scent she wasn't quite familiar with. It was a girl, she thought, mixed with the scent of fur, but it wasn't fur that belonged to the girl and the girl didn't belong to the castle. No, her scent was like her grandma Zee's scent... right? Bramble's brow furrowed as she picked up her pace, nose sniffing more aggressively, as she sought out the mystery scent.

So distracted in her investigation and still rather clumsy on her too-big paws, she didn't see the approaching figure coming toward her. She was so close to the scent that she couldn't stop now! Eager to find out who it was, Bramble looked up just in time to see the cloaked fur figure with dazzling eyes peeking out from between her paws. Putting on the brakes as quickly as she could with her sharp claws digging into the stone, the pup nearly toppled over in her attempt to avoid barreling into the stranger.

"Oh! Hi!" She squeaked, wiggling herself back into a better posture as she gathered herself. "I'm Bramble Carpathius!" Her tail swung excitedly behind her as she leaned down in a bow with her chin touching the floor to try and get a better look at who was beneath the fur. Surely the fur she was looking at wasn't attached to the figure she saw looking out from beneath it... right?

Bramble Carpathius