Just Around the Riverbend

The sire wolf was eager to feed his children's curiosities and passions, no matter what they turned out to be. While many of his pups had opted to follow their parents' paths as fighters, his sweet little Talyssa had always been a bit of an odd one out. She was fascinated by the natural world around her and learning all she could about anything and everything. Artorias actually found it endearing knowing that not all of his children were like him, and in many ways it made Taly that little bit more special to him. She was a sweet, kind-hearted, gentle being who wished no harm on anyone. In many ways, she embodied the virtues Artorias wished he could be better at. He watched the little tawny pup wade out until the mellifluous waters of the river were reaching up to her knees, sending a silent thanks to whatever deities had blessed him with such amazing children.

Artorias had expected some degree of excitement from Talyssa when he offered to take his daughter to explore more of Auster and see some of the larger waterfalls he knew of, but the way she whipped about with barely contained zeal brought another peel of laughter from her father. She was so dang cute! "All right! We'll go see even more waterfalls very soon then," he replied with a chuckle, stepping up until the river water covered his toes and craned his neck down to lap up some of the cool water as well. That did mean he would need to do some scouting of the pack to the south of them that had claimed the Lazuli Falls and see if they might be open to permitting them a tour. "Then you and I can go see all the corners of Boreas and Auster if you'd like, Taly. Your father has been to many places, but there's still even more for me to discover. We can go see those places together if you'd like."

The lands they lived in were large and vast. Even in three years, Artorias had only seen a fraction of what beauty the world had to offer. But if Lyssa was interested, he would take her far and wide, wherever her heart desired to go.

"Artorias" | "Carpathian"