It's Britney, Bitch [SIEGE]

Finally, finally one of Dione's lackeys slithered forward. Like its master, the creature was splashed with a ridiculous assortment of colors. It tried to persuade the children to come with it and was moderately successful. Toxin, the boy who wished to be big and strong, quickly left his brother's side to take a seat beside the King. Good. "Welcome to Imperium, Toxin." His interactions with the children had been brief, but he was certain that out of the three, he was walking away with the best and brightest of them. The other boy made it clear he was going with the lackey and Valentine was debating whether or not he wished to pursue possessing both lackey and pup when the gremlin herself made an appearance.

It seemed he would get what he wanted after all. "'Lies'," he laughed humorlessly. "Don't play stupid. It's you who has lied, Dione. And those lies are why I'm here. The entire time you were in Imperium you bitched and sulked about. You even flounced out of a meeting for god knows what reason and yet when you decided to leave the pack I let you go in peace. I even offered you sanctuary should you need it and how did you repay me?" He paused for a tick as if thinking. "Oh, that's right. You went to my mother and told her me and mine were weak." What could she possibly have hoped to gain from it? Did she think that his mommy would turn him over her knee for not being a good enough bad guy? Would seeing him get spanked make her feel better?

"And you know what," Valentine said matter-of-factly, "I would have been content with a call to the battlefield to settle things between us, but then you had the nerve to move in right next door." He tsked and shook his head at her. Stupidity was costly. Now he wanted everything.

Hati was suddenly beside him and looming protectively over the boy. What was this? Mr. Perpetually Grumpy had a soft spot for kids? Who knew? He spit hostile, challenging words at the gremlin and Valentine's browspots rose. His Praetor had a point. They had fled and because of that, their pack was gone not with a bang, but a whimper. The boys had to be the reason for her return although Valen suspected that Hati was right and the motive wasn't of love, but of the desire to possess. If Hati wanted to protect the boy with his life, so be it.



"Speaking" -- "Thinking"