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Crossed Hands

Chapter Four

Serving the princesses had come to be seen as an... interesting time. They liked my singing enough to keep asking for more, but there weren't many songs that I knew.

They were both nice, and they didn't flinch (much) at my eyes, which was a very nice change. Actually, this whole palace was a wonderful change. Heba, Jono, Marik, and Ryou were kind to her and showed her what to do, but they had this awful habit of keeping me away from the princesses.

One of the reasons soon came to light.

I was moving some food through the palace when I heard a... strange conversation coming down the hall. I quickly hid, praying that I wouldn't be found by whoever it was.

"Well, what are you going to do if he says no again?!" A frown marred my features. Was that Princess Mai?

A sigh. "I'll have to resort to the potion." What were both the princesses planning?! I have to warn Atem... "It's the only other option I have."

A small chuckle escaped from Mai. "You are dumber than you look! Please, all we have to do is... entice him." The footsteps stopped right beside where I was hiding. Panic gripped me when I saw Mai suddenly jump around to where I was hiding and grinned. "Don't worry, my little song bird," she cooed, her kindness from before gone. "We'll take good care of you."

That's when my vision returned to black once more.

Once again, Set was confused. He tried every trick in the book, but the Gods were giving him no answers to what he seeks. "Frustrated, cousin?" Set's eyes only glanced over to Atem before turning back to the bowl of pure water in front of him, a growl threatening to escape.

"I do not understand! The Gods do not wish to speak with me for some reason..." He sighed and sat down heavily on a nearby chair. "It's like your question is not important enough at the moment."

"Not important enough? Well, there must be an explanation for this." Set snorted, thinking that Akhten would throw a hissy fit, so much unlike his dear son. Atem was the one who would think of the positive, but that trait did not come out very often.

"Well, we can ask." Set said, hauling himself out of the chair once again. "Let's just hope that the Gods are willing enough to speak with us this time." He walked up and started waving his scepter around, whispering a language other than the common tongue. Atem only watched his cousin's eyes turn a milky white and smoke arise from the bowl of water.

Magic was something that did not allude the young prince, but it was something that he always had a fascination with watching.

The smoke curled and danced along with the hypnotic words. Atem watched the smoke shape itself into a... person, a familiar person with long hair and two different eyes. Set's eyes narrowed, confusion flitting across his face. The trance broke, the smoke dissipated, and Set was pulled back into today's world. He was pale, erratically breathing.

"Cousin, sit! What did they say?" Set closed his eyes and took deep breaths to calm down.

"As always, it was cryptic," Set started. He glanced up at Atem, then looked away quickly, trying to get the gory image of his cousin's face out of his head. "I need a few days to interpret it..." Atem, suspicious of something, nodded and started to walk out. "However, there is one clear thing." Atem stopped, indicating that he was listening. "We need to protect Shiro. There's something special about her that the gods are willing to show her to me. Be careful, there's something darker at work now."

Atem hesitated, another question hanging off of his tongue, but he nodded and left.

Set sagged in his chair, but decided that the floor was cooler and sagged there. "Darkness indeed." He muttered, his eyes glued to the bowl of water. "Darkness indeed..."

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