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This new Khonvoum was more dangerous. She knew that the family was capable of great intellect, but so far the children had been brutish at best. But when his touch lightened, she knew that she was in trouble. He would play her. What if she failed? What if she spoke of Sven?

If she got too close to revealing much of her brother, she would cut out her tongue to keep him safe. Just as the thought crossed her mind, Artemis claw hit her. Her ears rang and for a moment, she saw the infinite sky of stars. The whole world shuddered and shook, but she would not fall. She could not give them one more inch.

She caught herself on her knees and pushed herself back up, keeping her eyes away downcast as Horus scolded Artemis. She could see the blood dripping from the corner of the girl's mouth and felt a sick, guilty pleasure at it.

Good. She wish he'd hurt her more.

Her anger was a hot and living thing. Inside her chest it throbbed with the life she gave it. She tried to push it down, force it under her control. The blood drippd down and splattered between her claws on the ground. She focused on them, those drops of blood falling down. Breathe in, breath out.


"Yes Father," she said slowly, the words bitter as poison on her tongue. Always the scolding, always the listen Artemis, listen.She was the first born, she was supposed to be the chosen one...not him, not her brother. She was supposed to be the best, the heir.

Her father pinned her with knowing eyes and she saw in them sometign she had not seen in a long time. Understanding.