A Wrinkle in Time )O( [Eclipse feat. Bambi]
@apollo-aegletus
Artemis had seen the tear in the sky open like a mouth and spit out something into the lake.
It was a familiar tickle against her skin, like a cross-draft of wind. She felt it every time before she went to court. At first, she had thought, for just a moment, the Tribunal was dropping in for an update. It would not surprise her. They lived only by their own whims and it had almost been a year. Apollo and she were due for a check-in on their progress.
Her stomach had twisted at the thought, seeing as they were no closer to uncovering the secrets of Swynlake then they had been when they’d first arrived. Artemis seemed the only one upset about this fact--
That was a subject for another time.
Now, she had to investigate what the fuck had just happened.
She knew her brother had sensed the ripple too. There was no way that he wouldn’t have. So, she did not need to call him. If he was at all committed to his job, then he would arrive. Perhaps a few minutes later than herself, but he would come, sparkling and bright and ready to investigate.
So, instead, her and Niobe headed to the lake, where the tear had first opened. They raced through the underbrush, but by the time they had arrived, all was still and quiet once more, evening settling over Swynlake like a blanket.
She began to pace around the edge of the lake, her strides long and purposefully. Niobe trotted next to her.
It was Niobe who sensed another’s arrival before Artemis did.
“Greetings, Great Prince,” Niobe called to the boy who had just stepped out of the trees in a shirt hanging off his slight frame. There was a leaf in his hair, a brush of dirt on his cheek.
His cheeks were flush with color and his eyes were bright.
“Hullo, Niobe. Artemis,” the Great Prince greeted them, nodding his head in their direction before tilting his head back to the sky. “Did you--see it?” He looked over at Artemis.
Artemis shook her head and flipped around the shaft of her bow in agitation.
“The birds told me of it,” the Great Prince. “Was it--what was it?”
“An inter-dimensional tear, if I had to guess, Your Grace. I have felt them before.”
The Prince squinted at her a little but then nodded.
“What does it mean?”
Artemis turned a little, sensing her brother approach like bees could sense the proximity of honey. He was close enough that he must’ve heard the Great Prince’s question.
“We are going to find out.” She said this more to Apollo than to the Great Prince.
“Brother.” Her voice filled with a smile as he came to a stop at his side.










