The first rays of sunshine

Lefty was rather pleased with their contributions. They had organized a series of long dyed furs into streamers that hung from above-- and the slave also had gathered a collection of bowls and mugs, for drinks. Finally, a prism of glass and crystal say, special, by a low fire-- the fire sparkling through the prism, making the entire space light up in a variety of shining spots.

The blue wolf looked back at the leading pair and her tail wagged at them. She valued Sirius, of course, and wanted to get to know Warlady Isa. But this was not a party for her. Lefty breathed in a deep breath and waited for others to arrive-- she couldn't wait.

"Speech"