Mutual Acquaintances
04-04-2017, 07:28 PM
Her father's name seemed to trigger something in the stranger. Artemis felt her body begin to relax of it's own accord as she waited for a verbal response to follow his physical one. It didn't seem to anger him, but rather... stun him. He thought Mithras was dead, and a cold chill ran down her spine. She had no idea what had happened to her father, or her mother at that rate. Was... Was he dead, then? No, it seemed it had been a time since the male had seen him, and that had not been since- She gasped. Aeris. This man was not simply from her homeland, he was a member of her family. A cousin to her father, an uncle in her eyes. Ankaios. It was her turn for her jaw to drop, and Artemis found herself struggling for words. It made more sense, given the similarities in the features and bone structure, despite him being a fair bit smaller than she. Artemis took a few hesitant steps forward. “M-Mithras and Caia fled together. My mother, Faria, followed them not long after.” Her voice was weak and rasping, mystified by the revelation. She had no urge to approach the man any closer, certainly not to show him any affection, as she was still more than a bit suspicious of him and his motives. She struggled to regain her composure, and the hard edge her words had held before. “Frankly, Father told me a fair few stories about the others of his homeland. Just because you're related to me doesn't mean I shouldn't cut you down where you stand,” she said, blunt and stubborn as a stone. It could all be an act, after all. She was not eager to turn her back on the man, uncle or otherwise. |
Artemis' family members are always allowed in her threads!
