Family Reunions Keep Getting Bigger

Bramble had no contest with being quickly groomed and then ushered outside into the gardens with the rest of her siblings. While the whole sitting still part was a drag, she was excited to meet all these other wolves coming from far away! Once they were in the area that had been quartered off for the gathering, Bramble sat down as still as she could (still wiggling and tail wagging) while looking up at her mother. A wide smile crossed her features as she nodded vigorously, her paw pulling up to her chest in a promise that she wouldn't misbehave!

Before she could manage to stand up and move away, a similar wolf to her mom and smelled kind of like her mom approached quickly. Wide-eyed, Bramble gasped excitedly when the older wolf introduced herself as their grandma! Unable to resist the temptation of a hug, of being swept up into her grandma's arms, Bramble burst from her sitting position toward Zee. Even if her other siblings were hesitant or disinterested, Bramble was more than happy to accept the warm embrace. "I'm Bramble Carpathius!" She squeaked in Zee's direction before pulling away in a tumbling somersault.

As she righted herself onto all four paws, another large male that was ever slightly darker than her mom introduced himself. "Kotori," she tried out the name as her bright teal eyes looked up at him. He smelled different but the same, which was weird and she had questions, but not yet. She had to introduce herself! "I'm Bramble Carpathius!" Her chest puffed out proudly as she beamed a smile in her uncle's direction. How cool was it to meet her other family members?! Before she could continue asking him questions, a wolf that looked like the night sky showed up and introduced herself as Gossamer.

Still wiggling and bursting with energy, Bramble was about to head in her direction when she was beaten by Dusk and Talyssa for introductions. A quiet huff left her lips as she contemplated if she would go over as well or just wait her turn. Waiting was really hard though... As she was deciding whether or not to interrupt her sister's barrage of questions, the flicker of two boys around her size caught her attention. One hung off to the side, his eyes scanning and watching the crowd while the other clung to her grandma's leg and looked at the ground. Her brow furrowed, unsure of who to approach. Her body swayed, trying to decide who needed her attention the most when she decided the shy-looking boy by Zee looked the saddest. There were to be no sad puppies today!

Clumsily making her way back over to where Zee and Crux stood, Bramble walked right up to the boy until she was inches away from him. Moving her head down until her shoulder was nearly touching the grass, she was able to look up at him with her big teal eyes. "Hi, I'm Bramble Carpathius! Why do you look so sad?! Would you wanna play with me?" Her squeaking tone was probably a screeching noise to others but she hadn't quite grasped the concept of inside volume yet. And surely she was tired of introducing herself with both her first and last name... but dang it, she was proud of it! Letting herself plop into a play bow with her tail wagging furiously behind her, she grinned at the boy, hoping he would respond and want to play.

Bramble Carpathius