Chapter 42: Quarrels

Yami woke with a start

His mind was racing

For that was the last thing

That he could recall

Was racing through the forest

Before being captured

And taken prisoner by Artemis

Where was he?

What had become of him?

Then she walked in,

Fearsome Artemis, goddess of the hunt.

“Be calm, little one.

You have nothing to fear,”

She claimed

“And yet these are words

That you spit forth

From that of a serpents tongue

Filled with venom

As it consumes the mouse,

Does it not?

And so I ask you

How I should trust thee

When there is a great difference

Between you and I

Human and goddess alike

Isn’t something to take light

Nor is the fear of the mouse

Towards that of the serpent.”

Yami spat back

As he tried to get up

Struggling to do so

As Artemis rushes to his aid

Only for him to attempt to wave

Her away before his body cannot take it

It has finally had enough

And crumples under his weight.

She grabs his arm

With much success this time

And helps him back into

The very bed he tried to get away from

Without any success however.

“Just rest for a minute

You are finished moving for a while

Your body cannot take it

And honestly I am surprised you managed

To get me and yourself out of

Whatever the hell we did get out of.”

“Is this an apology

I take it?” He returned.

“In a way, it is.

But I still don’t know what happened

Or how we got here.”

“That makes two of us I guess.”

“I guess it does.”

The two of them take a moment

Looking at each other in deep thought

Wondering what the others agenda was

What they were thinking at the moment

And wondering what the other would say

Along with who would speak first,

That was the big question.