And Here... We... Go

Briar had just finished pointing out something to fix in their preparations for their up coming litter when familiar voices reached her ears, making them perk with interest. Her attention was quickly pulled away from their work and she grinned at Artorias as he mentioned her sisters arrival. She had been looking forward to their visit for some time now and it looked like they were finally here. Of course she hadn't fully planned on being pregnant during their visit, but that was just how things landed. Life never seemed to slow down or stop for them, one thing was simply replaced by another. Following Artorias out of the room, the Hallows Queen made her way down the corridors and stairs of the castle to make their way out to the border to greet her family. There was a bit of a waddle in her steps with her belly round with their quickly growing pups, but it was still early enough in her pregnancy for it to not cause too much issue for her movement just yet so the walk out to the edge of the grove was no problem.

As soon as they arrived to where Andromeda and Kyanite were waiting, she of course noticed that they had an escort with them in the form of Armada's diplomat, Keahi. She gave the red-hued woman a grateful smile and a dip of her head as a silent thank you for making sure her younger siblings arrived safely before she hurried over to greet them both with warm embraces. "I'm so glad you're both here!" she said excitedly, hugging Andy first before moving to Kite. As she stepped back Artorias invited them across the border and she nodded, waving them forward as well as her tail wagged behind her. "Yes, of course! Please, come in. Are you hungry? I'll get a meal together for you all when we get back to the castle, if you'd like!"

"Briar Carpathius"