let the ravens gather
09-16-2014, 11:26 AM
Anger boiled inside her, threatening to bubble to the surface with every step she took. Poe flew low above her, his eyes turning in her direction every so often. They were a pair created in darkness, and Natalya was certainly beginning to feel that way as her emotions began to take control. She had managed to control herself long enough to locate all of her children (biological and adopted) while Helios set out to answer the challenge, but by the time she set foot on the battlefield she was certain all hell would break loose when her lips parted. As much as Natalya loved her niece, Virgil had been an incompetent leader, her only redeeming quality in the position her skill in battle. She had made many enemies and brought the family in danger on more than one occasion. Because of their customs, none could challenge her rule. Now, one of her many mistakes had come to haunt them while she was no longer present to answer for it. But why, with the object of her hatred gone, was this woman challenging them for this land? She had forfeited her control of another simply to try to take vengeance on those who had done nothing but try to fix the wrongs of a prior rule. Helios scolded the woman accurately. This was their home - hers, Helios's, Phoebe's, and the rest of Olympus. Even the slaves had more right to the territory than this witch who threatened them now. Now a pack full of children looked at the possibility of losing its home and returning to wander this land of fools. This was a horrible sin in the eyes of the Greek gods, and if the gods of this bitch felt otherwise then they were corrupt and false. Her raven perched on her shoulder, she stepped up behind her husband, her head held high. "You come now, just as leadership has changed and Olympus is no longer idle, to take something you have no claim to. I am more than happy to deliver you to Virgil, but I am certain you are too self-righteous in your blind rage to consider that most logical solution. Know this. Even if you succeed in this pointless venture, Katja Finnvi, resigned leader of Ebony, God Zeus will strike you down in due time." She approached briefly only to give a lick to Helios's cheek and shoot a sightless glare at the female before moving to stand with her family. |
