With each passing day in Auster, Laeta was settling in well. She felt her body steadily recover, in more ways than one. As padded out of her bedroom and down the steps, she realized she had the energy to go down all three flights without stopping and catching her breath halfway through. The rare sunlight filtered through the miniscule holes in the rock structure of the castle, making it appear as if the woman’s obsidian fur was dotted with luminescent specks. The roped muscle in her limbs was beginning to appear more solidly balanced with her lithe build, her ribs less visible. She no longer looked unhealthily emaciated, thanks to the good food and exercise. She’d even had the strength to hunt and provide some nourishment for the pack, and thus fulfilling her long-term goal of finding purpose. Still, such endeavors still left her winded, moreso than normal. Perhaps this would be her new normal, she realized, descending stealthily down the main staircase. She considered taking another look outside the walls to see if she’d missed anything around the vicinity, but instead, she turned down a corridor and began venturing deeper into the castle’s stone labyrinths, partially hoping she’d get lost in the ancient human structure. It was a fascinating endeavor. Meeting more pack members wouldn’t be so bad, either. Though still expressionless upon her face, her ruby eyes glittered and spoke a thousand words, more than her lips could ever speak. What a wonderful path her life was heading down, indeed. There was hope. "Speech"

Avantika still hadn't figured out what to do about the knights' training. She'd have to make it mandatory, she guessed. That would get more participants. But she didn't know what the consequences ought to be for not being there. She didn't want to kick anyone out of the pack, but they shouldn't be in the rank of a defender of the Hallows if they couldn't defend the Hallows. Maybe that was it. Any knight that didn't improve their skills would lose their rank and be demoted to Kin. She'd have to talk with Artorias about that.

To be honest, she resented the knights who didn't show up a little. Did they think she didn't deserve to be calling them together? She wasn't used to talking like a superior yet. She kind of liked the power and respect, but she also kind of thought it was weird to behave as if she was better than others. Although, if they couldn't even try to improve themselves, maybe she was better than them.

As she thought, she wandered around the castle, eventually meeting a black wolf. "Hello," she said. She needed a break from thinking about the training anyway.

"Speech"

Lae was broken from her awestruck trance by an unfamiliar — yet, by the scent, so familiar — woman, who’d said hello to her in greeting. The monochromatic she-wolf allowed herself to scan her fellow pack-member briefly from head to toe, marveling at her strength. She was a warrior kind of wolf at first glance, fierce at that — a knight of courage and grace. Laeta had a knack, somewhat, for reading people, though she could always be wrong. A quick lookover of somebody’s basic features could only reveal so much, anyways. After a brief pause, the older woman replied, "Hello, I don’t believe we’ve met yet..I’m Laeta." Mentally, the monochromatic femme had to applaud herself for such a smooth response. It had taken quite a lot of courage these past few weeks to even explore and meet others — having never had the time to sharpen her social skills, they were a bit rusty. Still, by her calm tone and quiet voice alone, she appeared to be nothing more than a level-headed introvert. "Speech"

Avantika got the odd feeling that she was being examined as the wolf looked at her. She hoped that she measured up, although she couldn't tell what was happening in the woman's brain. She took a quick moment to scan her herself. She was short and slim, much more so than Avantika. Could be a fighter, but probably not. She could wrestle her over in a pretty short time, although her build suggested speed and agility, so she'd have to catch her first. Avantika wondered what it would be like to spar her. That was why she had to keep fighting as many different kinds of wolves as possible, so she knew how to handle all of them.

Her name was Laeta. "Avantika. When did you join the Hallows?" They hadn't met before, so Avantika hoped she hadn't been there too long. She patrolled and hung out by herself a lot, but not that much!

"Speech"