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Even though the Auster version of winter was far less pleasant than the warmer months in the southern continent, it was still starkly better than the heavy snows that she had experienced growing up in Boreas so she was still more than willing to take advantage of these mild winter days. She wanted to make sure she kept herself as active as possible until her pregnancy forced her to stop, even if it was just walks around the castle grounds or along the stream in the plains. The sky was gray and overcast, but the sun was able to peek out here and there and there didn't seem to be any rain on the horizon so she settled on a longer walk through the plains today.

Often she would simply walk on her own or perhaps with Artorias, but she had been wanting to talk to Dusk since the lesson she gave the pack so when she spotted her now yearling daughter that morning she asked for her to join her on her daily walk. Her pace was fairly slow and relaxed as she followed the stream through the plains along side Dusk, moving more at a slightly waddling stroll than with any kind of purpose. "You know, I've been wanting to tell you how well you did in the training you led," she mentioned, turning her turquoise gaze toward her daughter with a smile. "I think you have a real talent for teaching, my love. I've always enjoyed that sort of thing so if you ever wanted to work on honing those skills I'd be happy to help you!"

"Briar Carpathius"