let's learn empathy!

Bramble had gotten a shy streak recently and had been keeping to herself in the library or out in the garden. Having so many brothers, sisters, cousins, and many others inside the castle had been overwhelming for the rambunctious pup. Sometimes, she felt it was really hard to get attention at all and with how clumsy she felt with her growing long leg and awkwardly large paws, it had been a tough time. She was feeling better now though, feeling more confident as she spent more time practicing in the dojo with her aunt Tika or wandering the fields or beach with her father's companions. Speaking of her father... she hadn't spent time with him lately!

Leaving her afternoon hiding spot to go find the Aegis, a familiar voice distracted her mission. Curious and excited, Bramble made her way to the warm common room lit by a fire. Nearly sliding through the door with a large grin on her face as she spotted Laeta, Talyssa, and Mel, she could feel her tail wagging excitedly as she trotted in. "Lyssa!" Bramble greeted her sister first, brushing by with a nudge of her shoulder before she went over to the nearby couch. Hopping up onto the plush cushion, Bramble sprawled herself out as she let out happy yips toward Laeta and Mel. "Hi, Sir Mel and Miss Laeta! What are we doing today?" The pup asked eagerly as her bright eyes lingered on the elderly wolf.

Bramble Carpathius