The board is set, the pieces are moving

Stay busy, keep focused.

The words ran through Bramble's mind as she patrolled the outer edges of Wildberry Grove. With Bristle soaring over the tree tops and Berry firmly nestled in her scruff, she at least had some company for her morning stroll. Well, it wasn't necessarily a stroll when she was also decked out in her sharpened metal tooth caps and thick wool cape worn over her shoulders.

Since the threat of the Syndicate, Bramble's worries had heightened. Tate was missing as well, but word back from Tojo-Kai had settled her stress there somewhat. If Hattori was not worried for Tate then Bramble would try her hardest not to be either. It still hurt her heart as she wandered by their meeting place tucked at the far eastern edge of the grove. Every time he wasn't there, her hope would fade a little more.

Keep focused, stay busy.

Her mind burst through her sad thoughts, trying to steer her from anxiousness and stress. If she kept the Hallows protected, they would have nothing to fear. As she rounds the edge of the grove, moving westward, she looks up to hear Corbin lighting upon a nearby oak branch. Pausing for a moment, smiling at her father's raven, Bramble wasted no more time following the companion back toward the castle. Keeping a steady, but hurried pace, Bramble hoped she wasn't keeping her father waiting for long.

Entering the council room with a soft clearing of her throat so she wouldn't startle Art, Bramble easily makes her way toward her dedicated seat. "What may the new Lord of Cinder have in store for me today?" Bramble speaks fondly, her eyes bright and cheerful, an easy mask to display when in the company of her dad.