"I will not play with sharp objects"

Wolves continued to trickle in as Mercury settled in, and he kept an ear on the motions around him, even as he kept his attention on the young wolf ahead. He did however turn just enough to catch the wolf that settled in beside him. Fern, the wolf who had eventually led him to joining the Hallows. He smiled at her, nodding his head. “I’ve been well.” He said, keeping his voice soft.

His head shifted to the small wolf that settled in besides Fern, with enough resemblance for him to identify her as one of Fern’s young children. “Hello… Meadow was it?” He said in a gentle greeting, seeing her shyness. “And who’s this?” He asked to Elowen as the darker toned pup joined them.

Next to appear beside them was Avantika, and he gave his Commander a quick nod of his head. Deep enough to be a subtle bow. His lip twitched at the way her eyes constantly roved. He watched her close enough that he noticed the swift and subtle change in her. “Everything alright?” He asked, turning his head so that the words were only for Avantika.

He felt more then saw Anthea as she joined them and he gave her a paw a soft pat of greeting instead of speaking - he could see that the meeting was about to begin. Artorias began, before drawing attention to his daughter. Dusk spoke of her accident, and of some safety measures to take. To his surprise - calling out his name among others. Perhaps it shouldn’t have surprised him so. She had done well in his lesson with the other children. SHe opened the floor for questions, but Mercury let others speak. Dusk had already called him out as a potential source of knowledge, and he would happily take on any students that wished it.

"Speech"