I've embraced the torch passed to me
owned what I've been called to be
That, at least, makes her laugh, though the sound feels odd and hollow in her ears. “No one else is going to go easy on you!” she quips back, just before Amun surprises the fuck out of her.
Gods, it’s good to be surprised. She’s caught holding a limp chain while her brother literally walks through the hedge - but not before firing his flashbang in her face. That makes her move again, reflexively covering her eyes against the brightness and allowing Amun to effectively “escape.”
For now. So what’s a demigod to do when herprey victim is nowhere to be seen? She most definitely does not light the hedge on fire. That would be irresponsible. Instead, she sends three talking squirrels scurrying through the greenery to find the Ascended, while she starts to climb the hedge so she can follow their tiny squeeks of Over here! and Found him!
Gods, it’s good to be surprised. She’s caught holding a limp chain while her brother literally walks through the hedge - but not before firing his flashbang in her face. That makes her move again, reflexively covering her eyes against the brightness and allowing Amun to effectively “escape.”
For now. So what’s a demigod to do when her
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