Learning everything bit by bit

It amused her and worried her how much some of their children were taking after their father. Even from this very young age their sense of adventure was unmatched and their strong desire to poke their noses into things they shouldn't was unparalleled. It honestly reminded her very much of her memories of Artorias in their youngest days and it made her chuckle as she watched them explore their world. She and Artorias both had been sure to instill a strong focus on learning into all of them from day one, but with so much happening around the castle so soon after their birth she hadn't had much of a chance for one on one lessons with them. Today she carved out the time among the chaos to spend some time with Thorn, curious to see what what fun they could get into together.

She brought her boy out to the training grounds that stood just outside the castle courtyard, giving him a bit of a grin as they walked. "I have some ideas for what we can work on, but is there anything in particular that you've been wanting to try?" She knew that Thorn in particular had taken quite a liking to the idea of having a sword like his father and she wasn't exactly the best one to be teaching him anything in that skillset, but she was still a capable fighter just like Artorias so she could cover just about any other topic the boy might be curious about—even if she tended to find more interest in more intellectual pursuits usually. She didn't think that a pup as young as him would find strategy and diplomacy all that interesting just yet, but maybe he'd surprise her!

"Briar Carpathius"