Light piercing the dark

Even though the pups certainly didn't seem to listen to her instruction to settle, Briar still tried to relax with a little smile all the same. She enjoyed the warmth of the fire while she waited for Artorias to finish his work and soon enough she heard the slight creak of the door and glanced over to see her armored husband stepping into the space. She grinned up at him and tipped her muzzle up to meet his, returning his kiss. "Aniversare fericită," she said in return with a little chuckle, her long, flowing tail brushing against the fur behind her as he leaned down to nuzzle her belly. Seeing Art as a father was one of her favorite things. As much as she loved being a mother in its own right she knew that seeing how amazing he was with their pups certainly encouraged her to keep growing their family.

As Artorias moved away to put away his armor, asking about how their growing pups were doing, Briar settled back into the furs and pillows with a little smirk. "As rambunctious and energetic as ever," she replied, wincing a bit and chuckling as one of them landed a particularly strong kick to one of her ribs. "I think there being fewer of them this time is giving them more room to move around and they're taking full advantage of it. That or they're just very ready to be out," she half joked. She knew that they could make their appearance minutes, hours, or days from now and it was just a waiting game at this point to see when it might be. Turning her gaze from her belly up to look at Artorias as he came to snuggle up against her in front of the fire, she gave him a little smile and asked, "Everything looking alright outside?" She didn't want to talk work during their date night, but with everything going on she still wanted to be in the loop with what was going on around them.

"Artorias & Briar"