Snippet #1987113

Being away from her kingdom, from the snowdrifts and icicles of Fuyai made Sheera irritable. She paced her tent restlessly while her guard watched silently from the shadows. They knew better than to draw attention to themselves when their Goddess was in such a foul mood. Frost crept up over the corners of the table and the grass under her feet withered. It was a stupid idea, a stupid assumption, one that would only come of that idiot Sonia's mouth. She clenched her bow in her hand as she walked and the tips of her fingers itched. She wanted to loose a bow, right into Kaze's smug little smile.

From the corner of the room, someone cleared their throat.

Sheera snarled and whirled on the sound, focusing her anger on a much-needed target. She drew back the string of the bow, an straight shaft of ice materializing between her fingers. "What?" she hissed. In the door of her tent, one of her soldiers, clad in sleek, blue battle armor so dark that it seemed black, stood straight-backed and unfazed. The other soldier, she wasn't sure from who's kingdom, flinched backward and quailed under her glare. He looked damn near peeing his pants.

"I- um, that is-- your, um, highness, I--"

Sheera narrowed her eyes and hefted the bow and arrow higher. Her soldier, gave the smallest of smiles and slid effortlessly in front of the other, effectively shielding him from her wrath. "You're meant to meet the other Gods and Goddess, Goddess," he said smoothly. Sheera paused, considered this, and then lowered the bow. She hooked it over her back and collected her sword.

"Let's go," she snapped and swept out of the room. Any other guard would have been set scrambling to keep up with her sudden and swift exit, but Sheera's guards were used to her sudden mood changes. They fell into formation seamlessly, two behind her on either side and two on either side. Her citizens stilled as she passed by, some of them bowed, some of them blessed her. She didn't even look. She knew that if she did, her temper would overtake her. These people were hers. How dare anyone threaten them.

Her citizens had chosen to set up their tents in one group around her own. They didn't particularly care to intermingle with the other kingdoms. She she moved away from their comforting presence, Sheera found herself increasingly annoyed by what she found around her.

Being away from her beloved Fuyai unsettled her.

It seemed that Horus was the only other who decided to actually show up for the meeting. Sheera stalked past him. With a flick of her wrist, her guards fanned out, far enough away to protect her, but not in her way.

"Where is everyone?" she muttered.