Snippet #1795518

Anaina

A dark shadow ran through the woods, blending in with the night.
At last he reached his destination - a forest clearing with a small pond and a robed figure sitting on a rock, lyre in hand.

"My Mistress!" the figure screeched, throwing itself upon the feet of the robed female, who turned to regard him with some disdain.

"What is it that you have to report? And if everyone keeps calling me that, I will forget my name." Anaina murmured, in a sweet but monotonous voice, before a gleam made its way into her yellow eyes. "Have you ... "

"Yes, we have managed to locate three of them." the man panted, "And I couldn't possibly call you anything else, since you saved - OW!"
The last part was added as the woman slowly retreated her foot, looking as if she hadn't just kicked the man straight on his head. Well, it had been a gentle kick - at least by her standards. "Don't make me regret it." she warned. "Call me Anaina. We are all equal. And where did you say they were? Which Guardians have you found?"

" The Winter, Autumn and Summer. They all seem to be at the same place, Your ..." shooting a look at Anaina, who was looking mildly threatening, he quickly corrected himself. "Anaina."

"At the same place, you say ... I hope they haven't figured out their powers ... if they foolishly decide to use them, the spike in magical energy might attract ... unwanted attention." Anaina mused, before turning to the figure. "Shadow them continuously. We can't spare any more men, we are already strained as it is, so do anything but make sure they don't split. I don't care what. And try to stop any unnecessary displays of power on their part. I will inform Saitou about this ... "