The Summer Bonfire Festival (Year 18)

Gloom was starting to get better, she could walk now at least, even if it was a halting, limping walk. Her ankle ached if she put too much pressure on it, and would build in pain the longer she ignored it so she largely tried to not move around too much. Well, that and the fact she was in a strange pack surrounded by strangers. The woman had really only met Audra and the blue man, Artorias, a few of the other healers had come in and out while she was in the infirmary but she had mostly done her best to shrink into the bed when that happened. But Audra had invited Gloom to the festival and Gloom could both see no reason to turn her down and was at least a little interested.

The woman stayed practically glued to Audra as they walked, her head down and ears pulled back as she tried to ignore the feeling that every eye in the pack was turned on her. She tried to keep her focus on Audra's voice, though sometimes it had to switch to how she was walking and the awkward hops she would do when her gait got a little too out of rhythm, making sure to keep her injured paw off the ground when she did. With so much effort put on paying attention to Audra it was easy enough to tell how excited she got when the got close and despite herself Gloom couldn't help but smile. She offered Artorias a quick nod of her own and then hurried off with the earthen woman. The pair of women moved away from where the majority of wolves currently were and Gloom was more than happy to get off her paws, out of habit she flattened herself into the ground though she made an effort to make sure her injured ankle wasn't laid on. Audra spoke and this time Gloom's smile was a little more open, she probably should have turned her gaze towards the large pile of logs that no doubt would soon be a pyre, but she kept her eyes on Audra, finding the excitement in her expression more fascinating. "I can't wait." She said softly, much too nervous to be loud enough for anyone else to hear, in fact there was every chance even Audra couldn't hear her.



Action | "Speech." |