Over the course of the two following weeks since Jack's photo-op Raven had been busy not only helping her little sister figure come to terms with her apparent fear of Avicebron but also acquiring the necessary materials to convert the shower into a bathtub big enough for both her and Jack. In addition to that, she had been doing research on the Servants of the Black faction in order to narrow down possible Noble Phantasms, and doing various exercises to not only relax but also improve her magical control.
During the start of the second week, she could feel something within her stir, something that had always been there but never acknowledged. It felt wild but at the same time intelligent and most prominently, dangerous, much like herself. Not that she really would understand it until later, but she was starting to tap into a branch of Sorcery known as the Beast Within. The Beast Within was similar to a branch of Witchcraft known as Therianthropy, the art of physical transformation from human into animal through magic. Wizards and witches who tap into this particular branch of Witchcraft were referred to as Animagi. While the Beast Within and Therianthropy were similar, there still existed some major differences between the two. A Sorcerer or Sorceress' Beast Within was never a normal animal like the Animagi's animagus-form. While nobody truly understood why, the most common and accepted theory was that a Sorcerer or Sorceress couldn't transform into a normal animal because the form couldn't handle their magical power, and as a result their magic adapted a more suitable alternate form, which in most cases would be some form of magical beast.
Jack on the other hand hadn't really been doing much on her part of the weeks. Mostly just watching various cartoons or just relaxing with her big sister. The most notable event on her part was when she got dragged into a mud-fight by some of the local kids, which accidentally dragged a woman named Atalante into joining the fun. It took Raven a total of three hours to get all the mud out of Jack's hair. Upon the mentioning of Atalante's name, Raven quickly concluded that Jack had had an accidental run in with the Archer of Red, since she knew that the name Atalante belonged to the huntress who joined the Argonauts from Greek mythology. The primary reason that she recognized the name in the first place was that she had always had a fascination with the Greek Mythos and the stories within it ever since she could read.
At the moment however, the duo consisting of a Sorceress and a Heroic Spirit of the hidden blade were currently enjoying a bath together, with Jack playing with a rubber duck that was wearing a sailors uniform, while Raven was just relaxing on the opposite side. The physically older one had been thinking it was about time that they acquired the identities of the remaining members of the Red faction, but that was something they could do tomorrow night. She was however suddenly interrupted from her thoughts by something bumping into her rather large chest, which turned out to be the rubber duck Jack had been playing with. Apparently Jack wanted a playmate, and Raven was quite happy to comply as she used a bit of her Sorcery to send the rubber duck back to Jack while also playfully hitting Jack in the face with some water. Which caused the little serial killer to release a giggle in response. Raven was enjoying the opportunity to have a younger sibling even if it was in all but blood, letting herself enjoy the moment when Jack shot a beam of water using the rubber duck, causing her to let a happy laugh escape her lips as she retaliated by throwing a small sphere of water she had created from the water in the bath using her Sorcery, hitting Jack on the top of her head. Minutes later, the two sisters in all but blood went to bed, with Jack wearing a black and gold colored pajamas while Raven wore… well nothing… like she preferred to, both of them wearing smiles on their faces.
The following day the two sisters found themselves in a park within the town, with Jack playing in a jungle gym with a few of the local kids, while Raven sat on a nearby bench with a fond smile on her face. Not that the kids remembered, but they were the same kids that got Jack involved in the mud-fight days prior.
"May I join you or is the seat taken?" Asked someone suddenly from behind Raven, which not only broke her out of her train of thought but also made her turn around and face the person behind her, who turned out to be a green eyed woman with greenish hair and a rather curvy but not particularly buxom figure. She was wearing an open green coat with a white shirt underneath along with a black skirt and a pair of black boots (I used the picture of Atalante's traveling outfit as reference for her casual out-of-combat-outfit, the picture is on her wiki-page). Already knowing the identity of the woman in front of her, Raven was somewhat caught between a rock and a hard place. On the one hand, she wasn't exactly willing to spill information to an enemy (and potentially through manipulation and trickery, an unwitting ally). On the other, she had the opportunity to learn a thing or two about a mythical figure that had for the majority of her childhood been something of an idol along with her fellow female Argonaut, Medea, whom Raven actually were friends with. Deciding to do a bit of both she gestured at the seat on the bench next to herself.
"Help yourself, Ms…?"
"You can just call me Atalante. Never been one for formalities." Said the Archer of Red, Atalante, as she took her seat on the bench next to Raven. In response to hearing Atalante's name, Raven released a fake snicker. "What is so funny?"
"Oh nothing. It's just that you're the second person I've met who shares their name with one of the Argonauts from Greek mythology." Replied Raven while maintaining her fake snicker.
"Oh. And which one does this person share their name with?" Asked Atalante in a tone of genuine curiosity as her eyes widened slightly in surprise.
"Medea."
"… Someone's parents have an odd sense of humor when it comes to names."
"Says the woman named after the huntress who got turned into a lion at the end of her story through a curse the gods laid upon her." Deadpanned Raven, earning a wince from the heroine of legend next to her. "Oh? Touched a nerve. That might be useful later." Apparently that was a part of her legend that Atalante wasn't particularly proud of. In a (not that she knew it) failed attempt to hide her wince, Atalante let loose an obviously forced laugh.
"Heh! I guess you're right. I don't really have any room to talk now do I?"
"Nope. You don't." Said Raven in a rather amused tone as Jack walked up to her, earning the attention of the heroic spirit of the bow who was looking rather grumpy.
"Can we go home now or something big sis? We're bored." Stated Jack before making a rather adorable pout.
"Wait! Sisters!? You two look nothing alike!" Exclaimed Atalante as she shifted her gaze back and forth between the two sisters.
"She's adopted."
"Oh. That explains a lot." Exclaimed Atalante as she teasingly ruffled around with Jack's hair, much to the smaller heroic spirit's annoyance.
"Stop that!" Exclaimed Jack in an obviously annoyed tone, making Atalante stop messing with the little serial killer's hair and start chuckling teasingly, earning an adorable pout from the heroic spirit of the hidden blade. "Stupid Cat-lady."
"Hey!" Came from both Atalante and Raven in unison (though why Raven felt offended by the comment was anyone's guess).
"Never mind. Let's go home for now Jackie."
"Okay! Goodbye Cat-lady!" Exclaimed Jack while waving goodbye to Atalante, who returned the favor, as she and Raven left the park.
"Okay, that's two, maybe three, down and five, possibly four, Servants of Red to go Jack. Atalante, the Archer of Red, Karna, the Lancer of Red and whoever that knight was paired up with the Lion-guy, the Saber of Red. Tonight, the two of us will be making preparations to move our base. We'll leave for trifas tomorrow." Stated Raven as she and Jack were on their way home.