Something has happened

Briar gave Art a bit of a grin around the grip of her dagger as he praised her work, her braided tail wagging gently behind her. She had never pictured herself wielding a blade like her husband did, but this shorter weapon was turning out to be just her speed and it was reminding her of the enjoyment that could be had in training and fighting. She had lost sight of that for so long, relegating fighting purely just to self defense, but Art was always so good at bringing a lightness to things like this. Just as she was about to put his note about keeping her paws moving into action, she stopped mid swing at the sound of her father's familiar voice ringing out to them from the border, lifting her head a bit to listen. Her father's visits were never unwelcome even if they were occasionally unexpected.

Looking to Artorias as he called back to her father and mentioned that their training would have to pause for now, she nodded and slipped her dagger back into the sheath she wore around her foreleg. She briefly considered putting the weapon away quickly before they went to meet Sirius, but decided this would be a great opportunity to show off the incredibly thoughtful gift from her sweet husband. She walked along side of him as they made their way out to the courtyard to wait on her dad to join them. Soon enough his dark figure strode through the castle gates and she gave him a warm grin, hurrying up to her father to press a kiss to his cheek. "It's good to see you again, dad," she told him, stepping back a bit so Artorias could do his greetings and welcomes. With their hellos out of the way, she gave her father a curious look with a tilt of her head. "What brings you down our way? Just a visit or is something going on?"

"Artorias & Briar Carpathius"