Neela fidgeted nervously, checking over her appearance in the still surface of the pond only half mindedly, her mind and ears alert for the howl that she knew would soon be coming. She had been looking forwards to this day for a while now but now that it had finally come the collie was suddenly nervous beyond measure.
She took a deep breath and focused on her appearance, trying to focus on making last minute adjustments and ignore her nervousness. Like usual Neela wasn't wearing any clothing - while the dress she had worn for the ball had looked nice it felt too unnatural to wear human clothing for her to wear it again - but she had done her best to look her best. Neela's long fur had all been brushed out and smoothed down, transforming it from her usual fluff into a long, elegant, flowing coat. Her hair was done up in an elaborate braid that flowed down her back rather than its normal ponytail, small bits of black ribbon threaded through it for decoration and to hold it together. Even her belt had been spruced up; the leather had been washed and polished and was devoid of the usual hooks, pouches and weapons, adorned only with the buckle that marked her as a member of the brotherhood and a sheath resting at her right hip, holding the dagger Tony had given her when he proposed.
A few stray hairs were smoothed down with wet fingers and Neela once again had nothing to do other than stew in her nervousness. Just when it seemed as though she might go insane a howl echoed over the horizon, causing Neela to shoot to her feet as her ears swivelled to locate the noise.
Neela made her way to Jazper fairly quickly. There weren't many there yet: Jazper and Tony and an unknown male who scent told her was another night. Neela didn’t speak as she stepped forwards to stand besides Tony, she just smiled brightly, eyes flitting around as she waited for Jazper to begin.
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