Warrior Maidens Chapter 2
Two delicate soft orbs covered in black cloth pressed against Hippolyta's face. Artemis' arms were wrapped tightly around her head while her lower body straddled the queen's waist. Their proximity was largely ignored due to the intensity of the situation. Artemis propped herself up with one hand and looked up after she heard the debris stop falling. "Princess, are you all right!" An annoyed groan could be heard a short distance away as Diana sat up. "Yes I'm fine, Artemis. Are you and mother all right?" Artemis looked down and realized their position Hippolyta had remained quiet this whole time due to the fact that her face was still being firmly held in place against the redhead's chest with one arm. She had tried to speak before, but her words were rendered inaudible thanks to two very large breasts. Artemis quickly got up and offered her hand to the woman that was previously underneath her. "I'm sorry my queen. I didn't realize…" She felt the blood begin to rush to her head from the embarrassment, none of which showed on her actual features. Diana observed the two discreetly with a sideways glance while searching for any remnants of the device that had exploded. "It is all right Artemis, you were only trying to protect me." The queen responded with a partial smile which quickly vanished as she returned her attention to the situation at hand.
"I strongly hope that whatever this device was, it did not explode due to any special awareness of our discovering its presence," the queen stated as she watched her daughter search for anything that seemed out of place. "The implications would be grave, indeed", Hippolyta finished after a weighted pause. "I'm not even sure how it got into my things to begin with. It could have been any number of foes I have encountered since integrating into man's world", Diana responded. The princess's outer garments were in a state of complete disrepair, torn and hanging loosely from her body. She had gotten into the habit of wearing what man's world media had dubbed her 'Wonder Woman' outfit underneath her regular clothing. She easily ripped off the rest of the tattered cloth and resumed her search without giving it much of a second thought. By now several of their sisters had arrived in the room. Hippolyta and Artemis assured them of their safety and gave them impromptu assignments to be carried out. Artemis left with the two who were to help handle arranging increased protection around the island. The rest went about performing other assigned tasks. None were able to be dismissed for the evening because of the new turn of events unfortunately.
"I had some of our sisters send for the mystics. Have you had any luck yet, Diana?" Hippolyta asked. "Very little. I think most of the materials were destroyed when the device exploded." The princess held out her hand and gave her mother what she had found so far. The queen inspected the corroded, misshapen metal fragments closely. "Perhaps our sisters will be able to tell us more when they arrive". The princess nodded her head in agreement while scanning the room for more likely places to look. She determined that the mystics would have more luck than she ever would finding the little pieces of metal and ceased her search. She looked over towards her mother who was setting down the pieces of metal on the mantle.
"So… What's going on between you and Artemis, mother?", Diana asked. The queen smiled to herself at the mention of Artemis' name but returned to expressing a more neutral disposition just as quickly. "Whatever do you mean daughter?" She responded. Diana decided to let the subject drop for now. There were more important things to focus on after all. Her mother would tell her when she was ready. Or she could always badger the information out of Artemis later. She chuckled a little at the thought. "Nothing… forget I mentioned it". The Queen appeared to have forgotten as she was already absorbed in other trains of thought.
The mystics finally arrived after several more minutes spent in silent meditation. They were adorned in long robes and carried artifacts to aid them in their magical workings that even the Amazon's considered ancient. The leader of the group wore a long purple cape which did little to cover her extremely attractive features. Her long wavy red hair contrasted with the colors of her wardrobe quite nicely. The rest of her attire was pitch black and served to subdue the bright colors of her hair and cloak for an overall balanced and classy look. "We came as quickly as we could, your majesty", the head mystic proclaimed while bowing. "Your prompt arrival is appreciated as always, Circe. Thank you for coming at such short notice."
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