as Nemesis furiously stormed down the dark, cool hallway.
When she reached the massive white oak Dutch door, she blew out calmingly, smoothing down the heavy waves of fiery red hair that now cascaded untidily down to her waist. She opened the door, instantly spotting me sitting quite doll like, staring at her defiantly.
"Oh, my childish sister, what shall I do with you?" Nemesis whispered under her breath with annoyance.
She walked slowly into the room; her ornate floor-length red silk dress rustling across the floor as the scent of hibiscus gently followed her, lingering in the air. Nemesis softly touched my thick raven-black hair that cascaded effortlessly around my waist like a cloak.
"Oh, my beautiful sister, what worries you so?" Nemesis asked softly.
With a look of worry marring my cappuccino-colored face, I stared at her silently before looking over at the pristine White Mountains. I was so tired, weary of the infighting that now engulfed the council and the Eternals .
As the queen of the Circles , and the holder of one of the most powerful positions on the council, which I shared with my twin sister Nemesis, I was so frustrated by the fighting that I had asked for a council vote on the future direction of the Eternals , a request that I regretted as soon as it left my lips.
They all understood their mission, their blood oath, which at the most fundamental level was to keep the Banished and Daemons from wreaking havoc on the planet. It was the absolute oath to the Elementi , and it was an oath that some members of the council were choosing to ignore.
I looked at her serenely. "Nemesis, you know exactly what worries me. After all, there is nothing that I think or feel that you do not know, unless I choose not to reveal it to you."
Nemesis’s eyes narrowed with irritation before slipping back into her mask of love and warmth.
I knew that Nemesis had been trying every trick in the book, including using her gifts, to probe my mind. In typical fashion, Nemesis always had to be in control, and she desperately wanted to know in advance which way I would vote. But, as usual, I shielded my mind from Nemesis’s powers determinedly.
Nemesis’s eyes flashed angrily. "I don’t understand you, sister. Why can’t you let this issue go?" She paused, huffing with frustration. "After all, it has been decided."
My violet-colored eyes narrowed coldly. "Decided by whom?"
Nemesis threw her hands in the air with irritation. "Harmonia, you know full well that the council has all but decided, and very soon we will no longer be beholden to this ridiculous blood oath to the Elementi ." Her eyes pleaded with me. "Don’t you see the futility of it all? We’ve wasted centuries on them, and what have we gotten in return but total disrespect? Why can’t you just let this go and join me as a united front?"
My mind flashed back to the total chaos that took place at the council meeting just mere hours ago, all brought on by the recent attack on Vineswell. All twelve members were considered powerful and mature leaders of the Eternals , but at the meeting, the members fought bitterly like spoiled children, some members siding with Nemesis, some with Helios, and some with me, and everyone agreeing to disagree.
I looked at her with painful disappointment written all over my face. "You are my twin, but yet I still don’t understand you. This is our blood oath, yet you speak of it with total recklessness." With determination in my eyes, I continued. "I cannot turn my back on my blood oath, and nor should you."
Nemesis’s violet eyes turned icy. "You just can’t let them go, nor can you let go of that— Elementi ." She spat out every word with venom dripping from each syllable.
My eyes hardened. "I let that go a long time ago. But I do care about our duty as queens. And as queens, we must rule fairly, and most importantly, we must sway the council to do what is right. Anything else would be a viewed as an act of war against the
When she reached the massive white oak Dutch door, she blew out calmingly, smoothing down the heavy waves of fiery red hair that now cascaded untidily down to her waist. She opened the door, instantly spotting me sitting quite doll like, staring at her defiantly.
"Oh, my childish sister, what shall I do with you?" Nemesis whispered under her breath with annoyance.
She walked slowly into the room; her ornate floor-length red silk dress rustling across the floor as the scent of hibiscus gently followed her, lingering in the air. Nemesis softly touched my thick raven-black hair that cascaded effortlessly around my waist like a cloak.
"Oh, my beautiful sister, what worries you so?" Nemesis asked softly.
With a look of worry marring my cappuccino-colored face, I stared at her silently before looking over at the pristine White Mountains. I was so tired, weary of the infighting that now engulfed the council and the Eternals .
As the queen of the Circles , and the holder of one of the most powerful positions on the council, which I shared with my twin sister Nemesis, I was so frustrated by the fighting that I had asked for a council vote on the future direction of the Eternals , a request that I regretted as soon as it left my lips.
They all understood their mission, their blood oath, which at the most fundamental level was to keep the Banished and Daemons from wreaking havoc on the planet. It was the absolute oath to the Elementi , and it was an oath that some members of the council were choosing to ignore.
I looked at her serenely. "Nemesis, you know exactly what worries me. After all, there is nothing that I think or feel that you do not know, unless I choose not to reveal it to you."
Nemesis’s eyes narrowed with irritation before slipping back into her mask of love and warmth.
I knew that Nemesis had been trying every trick in the book, including using her gifts, to probe my mind. In typical fashion, Nemesis always had to be in control, and she desperately wanted to know in advance which way I would vote. But, as usual, I shielded my mind from Nemesis’s powers determinedly.
Nemesis’s eyes flashed angrily. "I don’t understand you, sister. Why can’t you let this issue go?" She paused, huffing with frustration. "After all, it has been decided."
My violet-colored eyes narrowed coldly. "Decided by whom?"
Nemesis threw her hands in the air with irritation. "Harmonia, you know full well that the council has all but decided, and very soon we will no longer be beholden to this ridiculous blood oath to the Elementi ." Her eyes pleaded with me. "Don’t you see the futility of it all? We’ve wasted centuries on them, and what have we gotten in return but total disrespect? Why can’t you just let this go and join me as a united front?"
My mind flashed back to the total chaos that took place at the council meeting just mere hours ago, all brought on by the recent attack on Vineswell. All twelve members were considered powerful and mature leaders of the Eternals , but at the meeting, the members fought bitterly like spoiled children, some members siding with Nemesis, some with Helios, and some with me, and everyone agreeing to disagree.
I looked at her with painful disappointment written all over my face. "You are my twin, but yet I still don’t understand you. This is our blood oath, yet you speak of it with total recklessness." With determination in my eyes, I continued. "I cannot turn my back on my blood oath, and nor should you."
Nemesis’s violet eyes turned icy. "You just can’t let them go, nor can you let go of that— Elementi ." She spat out every word with venom dripping from each syllable.
My eyes hardened. "I let that go a long time ago. But I do care about our duty as queens. And as queens, we must rule fairly, and most importantly, we must sway the council to do what is right. Anything else would be a viewed as an act of war against the
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