En Garde!

Mercury was patrolling in the Meadows when the call came to him. His eyes drifted first to the Castle - recognising his Aegis’ call. His attention moved then to Solar, who soared in the skies above him. He waited a moment for the bird to glide down, and land with extended claws on the curve of Merc’s back.

His passenger carefully secured, he turned towards the castle once more. Falling into a ground-eating lope as he made his way into the foregrounds and then towards the Dojo. While he wasn’t 100% sure the direction of Art’s call had been from here, it took him only a moment to find his scent.

It was that that led him in. Both to the correct room, and to the scene before his leader. As Mercury stepped inside, he let his eyes take in Artorias and the practice swords. The start of a smile had already warmed his muzzle as he looked properly at Art now. “Have a spar in mind?”

"Speech"