nightlight ➳ artemis & yulhee
@mpyulhee
It was late, the sliver of moon not offering much more light than the stars sprinkling the pith black of the night sky. At this time, the streets of Mount Phoenix were usually calmer (if you knew where not to go at least), most demigods already sleeping. If there was any time Artemis ventured into the city, it would be at this hour. There was usually too much going on for her preferences – the hustle and bustle of city life far from the ideal environment for the goddess. At night, however, between the busy days and the hours when drunken people wobbling home crowded the streets, it was almost peaceful. Sure, Artemis preferred tents to concrete houses and trees to lampposts, but like this the city was at least sufferable.
No, there were not many people around at this hour. Because of that, finding a young woman strolling down the streets all by her self came as a slight surprise to the goddess. Artemis couldn’t help the knot of worry quickly forming in her chest at the sight of the female, alone under the fluorescent street lights. She did admittedly not look young enough to be passed off as a child, but she was far from old, and her fragile appearance did not assure Artemis of anything else than the fact that things could go terribly wrong if the goddess didn’t act upon her worries. Mount Phoenix was after all a melting pot of gods and their offspring, more than a few with untrustworthy intentions.
She needed to make sure this girl came back home safely, see for herself that she wouldn’t fall into the hands of some vile demigod wishing to take advantage of her.
In a few, swift steps, Artemis reached the girl’s side. She picked up the softest of voices, her brows furrowed with worry as she addressed the demigoddess. ”Dear, it’s awfully late for you to be walking by yourself. You should really hasten back home.”