@Strength walks out of his den, wearing his grey hakama, blade on his hip. He carries in one hand, a leather wrapped item and a small wooden box, well small for the metis. He walks to the fire and bows to those there, placing the two items down.
* +JamesBeckett chuckled softly
<+Tanner> ::Tanner bows to Strenght:: "Good morning Strength Rhya"
<+JamesBeckett> Speakin of. Strength-Rhya
<@Strength> "Leads from the Front."  He looks at James.  "I am sorry, but I do not know who you are."
* +Avalanche_C looks to Strength and gives an acknowledging chuff.
* +JamesBeckett smiled and took a breath rising to his feet offering his hand. "James Beckett. Deeded clean slate.  Cliath ahroun of the glass walkers.
<@Strength> I am Klaive Breaker, Strength of the Ancestors, Father's Shame, Kinslayer, Metis Athro Ahoun of the Silver Fangs, a member of the House of the Blood Red Crest.  Beta for the Pack of Ivory Mirrors, under mammoth, Chosen by Lord Buzzard.  Mate to Alyah Tsuki no Hanabira. Father of Elizabeta Volkov and Talia Tsuki no Hanabira.  Zuio Ryu."  He bows and then shakes his hand.  Well Met, Clean
<@Strength> Slate."
<+JamesBeckett> And to you Rhya.
* @Strength nods to Avalanch and then turns to the Chuck Wagon to retrieve a bowl of water from them. He turns and returns to the fire, kneeling down and setting it to the side, along with his blade.
* +JamesBeckett smiles warmly
<+Tanner> How are you doing this morning Strength Rhya?
* @Strength opens the box, which has a number of odds and ends in it and places a pair of stones in the water. "I am well, Leads from the Front."
* +JamesBeckett watched curiously
* +Tanner nods as he watches what Strength is doing.. curious himself.
* @Strength flips over the skin, revealing a naked steel blade, beautiful in its simplicity, with his name inscribed in garou glyphs on the tang. Next to it is a simple, deep red, laquared sheath.
* @Strength takes a cloth from the box and takes up the blade, slowly wiping it down, to show its mirror sheen.
* +Tanner looks at the blade he pulls out looking at it for a moment admiring it.. "Truly a master"
<+JamesBeckett> "Just needs a proper edge.  Hence the stones.
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* @Strength examine the blade in the firelight and nods to himself. He closes the box and takes one of the stone from the water. He places the box before him and the stone on top. From there, he starts to sharpen the edge in long steady strokes.
* +Tanner nods as he watches strenght at work admiring his Elders skill in blade care
* @Strength continues to sharpen the blade for some minutes, and then examines the blade again. He takes the second stone from the water, and replaces the first one, going back to sharpening it.
<+Tanner> "Why the two stones?"
<+JamesBeckett> One is for finishing the sharpened edge
<+sapph> <Alex> (lupus) chuffs a greeting to Strength from where he is sitting beside Avalanche, “Hello, Strength-Rhya.”  He places his head on the crinos’ knee as his golden eyes watch Strength with the stones curiously.
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* @Strength nods to James without breaking his pace.
* +Tanner nods.. "I see" ::as he continues watching Strenght work at bringing the Blade to a fine edge::
* +Avalanche_C pets Alex
* @Elizabeta comes walking from the direction of the wagons, wearing a long, thin, heather grey cotton dress that buttons down the front and sweeps her barefeet as she walks. Her silverblonde hair swept up in a ponytail high on her head. A necklace with an intricately woven set of garou glyphs hanging just beneath her collarbone. She moves over to Tanner and Strength.
<+sapph> <Alex> tilted his head to encourage the hand-paw... deadly claws? To get that one itchiest spot behind his ear as one eye hooded in an odd looking expression on the lupus’ face. His tail swung lazily back and forth in content arches as he watched the small gathering from his spot.
* +JamesBeckett watched the others quietly
* +Tanner smiles when he sees Beta walking up as he smiles at her his attention for a moment was taken from Strenght and his work to Beta
* @Elizabeta gets closer to the two men and then pauses as she is suddenly torn. She looks up at Tanner, then to Strength, gaze flickering back to forth maybe deciding who is she suppose to approach first? Then she takes a tentative step and moves up to Tanner, taking his hand and drawing him down so she can place a light kiss on his lips. Then moves over to Strength, hand on his shoulder and
* @Elizabeta presses a kiss just beneath his ear.
* +JamesBeckett smiled a bit looking away shifting awkwardly.
* @Strength flicks his ear as she kisses it, smiling but not taking his attention away from his work.
* +Tanner kisses her back litly as she pulls away to now kiss her father a smile on his face as he got kissed as his attention is now split but mostly on his Elder and his work.
* +JamesBeckett tilted his head
* @Elizabeta slips back over to Tanner, sliding her hand into his and now offers the other garou present her smile. "Hello everyone."
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* +JamesBeckett smiled to Beta politely
<+JamesBeckett> Good afternoon miss
* +Tanner holds Beta's hand squeezing it gently as he watches strenght..
<+sapph> <Alex> continued to watch the sharpening process though his knowledge of swords was more to relate them to big kitchen knives it still looked interesting, “(L) Hello, Ma’am. It’s nice to see you again.”
* @Elizabeta uses both hands to hold Tanners much larger one. Leaning into his arm a bit as she smiles at James and then Alex. "Avalance, James, Alex Rhyas. I hope you are all well today."
<+JamesBeckett> Ss
<+JamesBeckett> As well as can be...
<+JamesBeckett> Haven't slept in... 24 hours...
<@Elizabeta> "That isn't healthy Rhya. And not safe."
<+sapph> <Alex’s> head was laying on Avalanche’s knee as the large crinos petted him. His grey ears flicked up, “I don’t think I’ve done anything to earn the honorific of Rhya, but thank you Ma’am.” His golden eyes flicked to James and he made a small noise of concern.
<+Tanner> I offered to Spar or go run with James Yuf, until he was unable to run anylonger so he could get some rest.
* @Elizabeta looks to Alex. "You are trueborn, Mr. Brook."
* @Strength picks up the blade and again examine it by the firelight. He nods to himself and reaches back into the box and pulls out a stip of silken cloth. He turns the blade up and lets the silk lay over it, the fabric parting easily into two pieces. He nods to himself and takes out a different cloth, rubbing down the blade to a slightly oily sheen. With that done he sets it aside and starts
* @Strength digging around in the box again.
<+JamesBeckett> Can't disagree eith either Ms. Volkov...
<+JamesBeckett> If i could i would...
* +JamesBeckett smiled weakly
<+sapph> <Alex> huffed a small breath, “(L)If that’s that large of it, please don’t use it with me. I don’t count being born among -my- accomplishments in life. My mother, now that’s another matter.”
* @Elizabeta watches Strength for a moment, her eyes flickering to the box he is digging around in, then up at the Metis. Before nodding at Tanner and looking back to James with a bit of a frown, then looks to Alex again once more. "It is proper form, Alex Rhya." she nods her head, as if that's the end of it.
* +JamesBeckett smiled some watching the fire
* @Strength pulls out a small selection of items, two pieces of wood with leather glued to them, a spool of black cord, a few small metal peices and a tiny, brass hammer. He then places out a set of paired metal piece, 4 of them to be excate. One is the phases of the moon, then next is a pack of wolves running, then a cloud with the moon peaking through and lastly, a set of glyphs for Strength,
* @Strength Honor, Skill. "Leads from the Front." He gestures to the four sets.
* +Tanner looks over at Strenght.. as he looks at what he is gestureing.. "Yes Strenght Rhya"
<+sapph> <Alex> seemed to just accept it in the end, “(L) If it’s that important to you then call me what you like, ma’am. It doesn’t really bother me either which way.”
* @Elizabeta releases Tanner's hand, looking back to Strength, leaning in a bit to see what he is laying out.
<@Strength> "Choose."
* +Pierce wanders out into the bawn from the Silver Fang alcoves in his usual navy blue hoodie and skinny jeans, carrying his quarterstaff with him. His earbuds are absent this time. He moves to the chuckwagon to grab a water bottle and finds himself a seat near the fire. "Good morning starshine. The Earth says hello," he says in his always gentle voice.
* +JamesBeckett watched the interaction curiosly
* @Elizabeta looks at the metal pieces and then up at Strength. Smiling a bit brighter. Folding her hands neatly in front of her as she looks up at Tanner to see what he chooses.
* +Tanner looks to the glyphs as he points to honor..
<+sapph> <Alex> turns his golden eyes up at Avalanche with a curious expression after he looked around the room at people, “I wonder if I’ll ever carry a weapon. It seems to be common.”
<+JamesBeckett> "All of our warriors choose something.  It's a thing of honor