It had been a long walk, full of mostly awkward silences. Vi had called Sibelle to see if she had wanted to accompany Vi on peace treaties to Glaciem and Olympus but beyond that Vi had been unable to say much. She and Desiree had patched up the train wreck of a marriage only to have to damaged again at the meeting when Crucifix had said that he had stopped banging Sib because he had seen 'raspberries'... Thank god Desiree was a fucking saint, they had kissed and made up again, but still there was a lingering tension there. Vi had attempted to make awkward chit chat along the way, only succeeding when she had begun to tell Sib of Scorpions plans for the council and the drug trade and the gladiator battles. Finally Vi would stop, on the far edge of the frozen lake with the trees beneath it and looking into the mile high woods. "Would you mind calling Athena for me?" Vi asked softly, forcing a tense smile as she lowered her haunches to the ground and shifted her weight off her left leg. She had been dreading this ever since her last meeting with Roman...

Awkwardness settled heavily around while tension weighed down on her shoulders. Vi had approached her for the first time since the meeting and asked if she would accompany her to Glaciem and Olympus. She was not fond of the idea of visiting Glaciem but she would agree, not wanting to leave Vi unprotected. They would walk in silence for the most part, Vi attempting to make chit chat but they both failed. It would take some time but they would arrive at the borders and her tension only intensified. It hadn't been that long since she had run into her father, though Vi didn't know that and would probably be wondering what her problem was. Her gaze would flicker to her friend as she asked for her to call. A forced smile pulled at her lips and the russet woman would return it with a force smile of her own. Crown would tip back, letting loose a call for Athena, her half sister. It would be good to see the woman again, perhaps they could work something out, being family after all. Gears began to turn in her mind ever so carefully, plots forming to keep Glaciem close and her father closer. She would not make an enemy of Athena if she didn't make an enemy of her. Haunches would recline, tail curling carefully around her as she settled in to wait patiently for whoever would greet them first. "Talk" "You" Think

Of all the summons Athena had heard recently, between the diplomatic meetings at her borders and the several training sessions that had been held lately, none had been as surprising as the one she heard now. If she hadn't already been at the border of the Mile-High Woods doing her usual patrols she might have missed it. Her ears perked and her head swiveled in the direction of the howl, her brows pulling together. Sibelle? Of course she recognized the voice of the once queen of Arcanum, but why would she be calling? And why did she not come to Glaciem's borders. She turned her head, looking back into the woods toward the center of her territory, wondering breifly if she should get Liberty or Vereux to go with her, but she decided against it. She could handle herself and the call was for her, not simply for Glaciem. Athena took off at a steady lope, heading toward the call with curiosity, arriving a few minutes later. Somehow she wasn't all that surprised when she saw the red form of Viridana sitting next to her half sister as Athena slowed to a calm waltz. Her eyes traced the pair, interested to see that Virdana wasn't quite in the same shape as she had been the last time they met. Perhaps that's what Roman ment when she mentioned giving the Covari leader a reminder. Coming to a halt a comfortable distance from the other women, Athena gave them both a pleasant smile, keeping her thoughts to herself till the pair explained themselves. "Sibelle, Viridana... What brings you two here? And why not come to my border? This seems a bit... mysterious, meeting out here." Speech Thought Others