Chapter Three: The Sorceress and The Massacre
Artemis grinned an evil grin. She walked up closer to him. "You look interesting. Of course I don't trust you, but trust is not my issue. I dont trust a lot of people. Hell, I certainly can not be trusted. You, stranger, are just fun to watch." She said, the grin still plastered to her face.
Zeek ran up to Jacob and pulled on him. "I don't feel safe here.." He whispered to him.
Jacob picked up Zeek and held him close in his arms, "Artemis Zeek's right this feels wrong I think I should go fine a place for us to sleep to night." Jacob turned away from them with a slight frown.
Artemis shot a glance at Jacob she frowned a bit too. "We are just having fun. You have nothing to fear! I could slaughter him if I wanted to. His armor is only a slight protectant. Besides, if he wanted us dead, we would have probably attacked us already." She explaine
Jacob frouned, "Yes I see that but, Zeek's scared, and he's tired it's getting late I need to find a place to stay. I need to keep Zeek in mind first he's the only person I have left."
Artemis glared at him for a moment, frustrated. "Fine. Do what you want. I am not keeping you against your will. Now, run along before something bad happens because, you know, the worst things happen to people at night." She said, looking back at Knighton.
Zeek frowned a little bit. "I...I am afraid of the dark...I am sorry Princess Artemis." Zeek said meekly, feeling guilty.
Artemis let out an aggitated sigh. "Go. Stop wasting my time. I've already infected myself with some sickening feel by hanging around you two so much today. Next time, save yourselves from a tidal wave of arrows." She hissed, plopping down against a tree, just watching Goma.
Jacob looked at her shocked, "Well I'm sorry, don't worry now you won't ever see us again if you don't want to. I was just worried about my little brother, and sorry I have to go find a place to sleep too because we have no place because of your stupid queen!"
Artemis slowly turned her head from watching Goma to Jacob. Her eyes revealed the status of her temper. In flame. "Leave. Now." She said, gritting her teeth. All of the Aleya princesses did have quite the temper, but Artemis's was by far the worst. Even more so than Apollo. "Leave now before I become what you will fear at night." She growled.
Jacob turned and walked away, "Good bye than."
"sleep tight boys" Goma said politely he turned back towards Artemis "life as a royal..Amusing I suppose?"
Artemis watched the guys walk off for a second before she turned back to Goma. "If you can call it that. It just gives me a way to progress in power." She said stretching her legs and moving her hair from her eyes."
"isn't that what everyone wants?" He took a serious tone for a moment"even those two...although not in the same way the desire power as well."
A low chuckle came from behind the tree. "Power huh? Is that what everyone here desires?" Linh stepped from behind the tree and looked at Artemis and goma." How horribly boring that is." She scanned the two from head to toe with deep red eyes. " In my opinion life is much more fun with chaos."
Artemis stood up and looked the woman over. "And who the hell are you?" She growled.
Goma smiled "Your a pretty one aren't you" He said quietly as he looked the new girl over.
Linh smirked gently. "I'm just a gypsy bored out of her wits by all this stupid propaganda, and that flattery of yours won't get you anywhere."
Artemis shrugged and sat back down, feeling no threat from the strange woman. She sighed and closed her eyes and leaned against a tree. She thought about her sisters. She thought about how she would kill Aries just to get to the throne faster. She felt like she was really without a conscience sometimes. And then other times...she didn't know what to believe about herself. "I wouldnt stay in this city, let alone this country for too long. There is going to be a war." She said softly to Linh.
"war? Hmm that's quite interesting" Goma closed one eye and let the other fall on Artemis "Perhaps I'll take part in this..."
Artemis giggled slightly. "To be in a war, you have to choose a side." She said, cleaning her crossbow.
"that's normally how people do it yes..." The armored man rose up his blade and ran his fingers across it. "However...wit
h this blade I shall carve my destiny....."
Artemis watched him curiously for a moment before she returned her attention on her crossbow. "I think that my destiny is carving me into who I really am. Whoever that may be." She said quietly, more to herself than anyone else.
Goma laughed to himself and sheathed it "Unsure of yourself?"
Linh's eyes twinkled darkly."Like I said I love chaos! I Really don't care who ascends the throne; and as far as destiny goes, I feel that when the time comes the stars will put us all in our place, just like pawns on a chess board! It's all a game that's all it is! Those who die lose, therefore this game is unbeatable, so why are we having a war? Because he stars have planned it that's why. This brings me to my next point. Why I'm here." She paced about the two of them, talking more to herself then the others.
"wow quite the opinion you have...much more interesting than my own.." Goma placed his hand on his head and took in a deep breath.
"And what is your opinion?" Linh asked simply
Jacob looked at Zeek, "So were to now kido?"
Zeek sighed. "I don't know. I was hoping you could think of something. I am so tired." He said, walking very slowly.
Jacob picked up Zeek, "Kid your lucky your not that big. I'll keep walking till we find a place."
Artemis rolled her eyes and looked at Goma. "Yes, what is your opinion? I find that to be quite an interesting question."
"well you see" he brushed his hair to the side and took a serious face "I use words like 'Destiny' all the time but I don't think there is any such thing...life is what you make of it...that's why I don't sit around and wait for things to be handed to me.."
Artemis chuckled softly. "I'd say that I agree with you." She said standing up. "You don't wait for it to be handed to you, you can just take it out of the hands that have earned it." She said with a grin, putting her crossbow back on her back.
"What ever you feel makes the world a funner place." Linh said as she walked back twords the forest.. "I'll be watching you from the shadows, and if I feel the need to jump into this game of life I will."
Artemis stared at the girl in question, shrugged, and stretched.
"Well it seems that their are others walking in the forest as well." Linh said simply."It was nice meeting you both, though it was brief I had a very interesting conversation with you both."
Zeek fell asleep ontop of Jacob's shoulders. His head plopped down onto Jacobs. He snored loudly in Jacob's ears.
Jacob laughed as he walked next to the woods.
Artemis sighed. She couldn't help but be slightly worried about Jacob and Zeek. She looked at Goma with one eye closed. "So, do you kill for money?" She asked him.
"that's a terrible way to put it but not many people can put it nicely I suppose..." He said with a sigh
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