MIDDLE FINGERS UP

The wolf was calm now, at least she thought she was. But when the pale wolf called her a crow, she whipped around, the fur on her back raising. She was judged because of her colors, because she stood out. She was called the black sheep, the odd one out. Because she wasn't a red wolf didn't mean.......Hestia didn't let her thoughts get any further than that, When she turned back to Sverna, her eyes were blue fire, yet they seemed so cold. Listening to the multicolored girl ramble on and on was making her angry, until her temper took hold of her again. She was tired of being the black sheep, the raven, the crow. No. She would not be those anymore. She would be strong, show all of them. She would disappear and never go back to Covari. But, she glanced at her sister. No. Fiamette wouldn't care. Neither......Neither would mother. Hestia began to think about how much they had mistreated her again, until her jaws closed with a snap at Artemis.

"ENOUGH!" Her voice was a loud bark, but her narrowed eyes showed how much she hated everything. She began to speak, her voice cold, and moving closer to Artemis with every sentence. "I'm no longer just a crow. I'm not a black sheep anymore. I've had to deal with the torture of my mother and that thing you're holding by you being mean to me, just because I'm not a red wolf. I never fit in with my littermates, and I never will." By this time, she was face to face with Artemis, and she only glared up at her, making no threats. Except one. "I'm not a crow, not a black sheep. I'm the coldest winter night, and I can kill. I will kill. They don't understand that." Hestia's head tilted slightly, and she smiled. "So go ahead, keep her. I've had enough of her anyway. If they do get her back, then they won't find me in Covari." Hestia sat, keeping her voice a whisper so only Artemis could hear. "I hope we meet again, someday, and maybe we can finish this fight. With only one left alive." Hestia rose to her paws again, and stared at Artemis one final time.

"Maybe, before then, I can show you that I'm not a crow." Hestia smiled, and snapped at Artemis one last time, but not moving her face any closer, only letting her teeth crunch the air. With her black tail raised, the insane wolf began to laugh, and it only grew in volume. Hestia finally looked back and smiled, showing her fangs before turning and walking away, out of sight. She glanced in the direction Covari was in, then began to walk in the opposite direction, before breaking out into a run, still laughing at something that wasn't really funny to her.

EXIT HESTIA UNLESS BLOCKED AGAIN

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