Diversion - POV Nicky While Lennox introduced himself to the group, I walked over to Ikos and smiled. “Did Belle give you any trouble?” He shakes his head. I lean my head into his shoulder when suddenly Artemis shakes my shoulders. “We need to talk.” She pulls me aside to reveal scratched hands. “I have zero clue how how to get horses or even a carriage here.” I take her palms into mine and examine them. “Who did you go to?” “Someone named Vixen.” Artemis mumbles, grabbing bandages. Vixen! My old freind… “Did you ask him for the carriage?” I inquire, wrapping her hands. “Yes. He challenged me to an arm wrestling contest. How his fingers stab my palm I will never know.” Artemis grimaces. Ikos silently taps my shoulder and points to a girl with electric blue hair. “I’ll talk to her.” I tell Artemis before walking off. I notice Lennox and Nova chatting and Reeva was sketching something out with Belle. Leaving Ikos with Artemis, I ran to Vixen. “Why?” “Not even a hello old friend?” My gender-fluid childhood bestie opens her arms for a hug. I cross my arms. “Why?” Vixen drops her arms and her friendly attitude. “Business. How else do I attract customers?” “Were the gloves poisoned?” I demand. “No.” Vixen swears, crossing her heart. “Just embedded with needles. You’re friend will survive.” I breathe a sigh of relief. “On the other hand…Master need a diversion.” Vixen mumbles. In one swift movement, she…wait he…draws a small vial of what looks like blood. “Open wide!” He guffaws. I was too slow to react and he shoved into me, sending me spiraling into the ground. In my peripheral vision, I see Ikos and Nova both running towards me, followed by everyone else in the gang. Vixen smiles broadly before tipping the vial’s contents into my mouth and runing off. The last thing I see before blacking out is a worried circle of faces above me, led by Ikos, who seems to be…crying?
Yay! Drama! Lots and lots of drama! So the gang is together! Who is Vixen’s master? And do you guys want more Vixen potions to be featured? Also the vial of blood-like substance is pictured to the right/below.
