twilight of the thunder god

Ember truly didn't think that her father would turn Erik and Víðarr away when they came seeking their help, but there was no denying the suspense that built in her heart while they waited for Artorias' response. There's a pause, some tension clutching at her chest while her father considered her words and replied in their mother tongue all but confirming his decision to allow them to stay. Em's anxiousness melted away with a relieved sigh when Artorias granted Erik's request to stay in the Hallows and to get Víðarr the care he needed. "Thank you, Tati," she said with a smile to her sire, clutching onto Erik's foreleg a little tighter, possessive even. He was here! He was here to stay!

Then Artorias asked about Víðarr and Ember's attention picked up again. Yes, where was Erik's father? He was nowhere to be seen with the young man—nor were any of his companions for that matter. Erik relayed Víðarr's location—up north, in the Faller's Fjord. Em's eyes went wide as she realized that meant Erik had escorted his sire all the way down from the north to the edge of Boreas, then trekked across the Bifröst alone to plead his case. They would need to go fetch Víðarr and get him across the land bridge. Knowing that the infirmary would need to be prepped to receive their new patient, Ember slowly (reluctantly) removed Erik's coat from her shoulders to offer it back to him. He'd need it more than her for this next part.

"I'll make sure we're ready to receive Víðarr when you get back," she told her father and Erik, her oceanic blue eyes lingering on Erik's for a moment as she rested her dainty paw atop his larger one. "Don't get lost out there." With a lopsided smile and a gentle squeeze to his paw, Ember left the group and made for Hearthstone across the snowy fields. Erik and her father would get Víðarr down here safe and sound, and Ember... well, she wanted to be ready to welcome her viking man to his new home with fresh blankets and a mug of something warm.

- exit Ember -

"Ember Carpathius" | "Carpathian"