Party till the cows come home

As a budding young socialite, Ember loved the opportunity to go to a party and mingle with other wolves from all walks of life! The birthday party for her kind hosts of Hemlock was another perfect opportunity for her to network and make a good impression for herself and the Hallows. Hey, her father had told her to be the best diplomat she could be! This fit that bill nicely. Ember had braided her long flowing tail up into the traditional skjaldmær fashion that Erik had shown her with small ornamental beads wrapped up in the fur—a little show of the culture she'd learned so far during her time in Hemlock—but otherwise simply groomed her fur smooth and clean. She then began to make her way down to the festivities at the base of the mountain.

Walking through the crowd of gathering wolves, she first stopped at Maki, the organizer of the party and birthday girl herself, and dipped her head to the tall lady. She hadn't met Maki officially yet, but that didn't stop her from wishing the monochrome lady a "Happy birthday, Maki!" and presenting her with a bottle of Hallows wine. Hey, they were adults now, and adults could drink! Gliding gracefully through the crowd, Em scoured about for the fearless leader of the pack and spied the little Delphi seated at the tables filled with food and drink. With a little triumphant smile on her lips, Ember made her way over to Delphi, greeting the Curator with a polite bow of her head.

"Happy birthday, Delphi!" she congratulated the other fae, pausing long enough to take a small wooden box from her raven companion perched on her back and presenting it to her host. "It felt fitting to get you something from my pack as a birthday gift, since you've allowed me to stay with you." Inside the box were three stud earrings cast from solid gold. Simple in design, yet beautiful, and on a closer inspection, the subtle waving pattern characteristic to Carpathian steel could be seen in the gold. A hallmark of the Hallows' craftsmanship. Ember didn't know if jewelry was really Delphi's thing, but she had seen the snake bangle on the alpha's wrist every day since she'd arrived and thought the earrings would be a perfect match.

"Ember Carpathius" | "Carpathian"