After you, My Lady

Briar slipped her armor around her neck and reached back to connect the straps behind her front legs, readying herself for a bit of travel. She didn't expect to find anything too terribly troublesome on the brief jaunt down to the grapevine cathedral, but she didn't see any harm in being overly prepared either. She did at least leave her helmet behind, but her chest piece felt suitable enough. After she had that in place and her tail done up in a simple, but functional braid, she felt ready enough despite the early hour. She had gotten a bit more accustomed to getting up earlier now that she had children and family to tend to, but it was still not her preference by any stretch of the imagination. It would benefit them to get an early start though so that they could make it back before dinner time.

Once she decided she was as ready as she was going to be, Briar pulled open one of the large doors to her and Artorias' bedroom. When she stepped through into the hallway, she jumped a bit with surprise when she was suddenly face to face with Mercery. She sighed a bit with a chuckle as she relaxed again, giving their new and obviously very dutiful Vanguard a small grin. "Good morning, Mercury." She had known that he would be accompanying her today since Artorias would be staying behind with their children, but she hadn't expected him to be outside their room waiting on her. "Ready to get going, I see," she commented, giving him a small nod before turning to walk with him to the stairwell. "There's a small cart by the greenhouse. I figured we could bring that with us to make carrying the plants back a bit easier—and maybe a couple of baskets of grapes while we're at it."

"Briar Carpathius"