The Summer Bonfire Festival (Year 20)

The trip to Auster was so long, but she wanted to go see this pack in the south that she had heard so much about bad enough that she was willing to put up with the long trip to get there—especially since she was able to ride on her father’s back most of the time. By the time they finally got there a bunch of wolves were already clumped up around what she assumed would become the bonfire, so many more wolves than she had ever seen in one place before! She slid down off of her father’s back and shook out her fur, smoothing down her chest and head fur just like her momma had taught her so she would look her best. She followed closely beside her dad as he walked over to a pair of wolves that looked kind of important and she looked up at the adults around her, glancing between her dad and the man that she quickly figured out must be Artorias. When her dad introduced her she smiled to Artorias and Briar as she dipped low in a respectful bow. “It’s a pleasure to meet you,” she recited, keeping true to all of her lessons in manners. When they walked away and she sat down next to her dad, she leaned over to him and whispered, “How was that?”

"Kintsugi Mendacium"