Chapter 17 turning the other cheek

The great grand father clock in the hall chimed midnight everyone was asleep except Autumn she was now in Mia's room the others were nice enough to get an extra bed in so Autumn could get out of the study. Her mind was racing with questions like if Anubis was her father then why didn't he try to bring her into the dynasty not Dais?

She sat up in her bed and looked over at Mia who was sleeping peacefully. She then rolled over on to her stomach and looked at a small white stuffed wolf she smiled remembering how Sage bought it for her when he herd she loves wolves. She picked the little thing up it was a little bit bigger then her hand and tucked it under her arm. She then got up and headed outside. She leaned against one of the huge oak trees and sighed to herself; suddenly a hand came across her mouth.

Autumn then grabbed the wrist trying not to scream. When a strange voice reached her ear,

"Pleas don't yell I mean you no harm."

The voice had a slight English accent to it.

"If you promise not to yell I will show you my identity."

Autumn nods wanting to breathe again. The hand left her mouth as A man around his mid twenties with reddish-brown hair down to his about his shoulder blades wearing a pale steel blue sub-armor, with an overlaying of yellow and brown.

"Who are you and why are you dressed in armor like mine."

"I'm Anubis, but you may call me father."

Autumn started backing away,

"You turned your back on your own kids; you just abandoned them because you couldn't control our greed for power."

"All that is true but you must understand I've changed for the better."

"How can I be so sure?"

"Think about it you're in front of me defenseless I could just take you to Talpa right now and no one would know."

"I guess your right, but the others won't believe me."

"I understand come here tomorrow at five I will prove myself to your friends.''

"I will return father, I promise."

Autumn then handed Anubis her little wolf.

"Keep Kiva he will protect you."

"Thank you I will guard it well."

Autumn quickly ran back into the house, but not before blowing a small kiss to her father.

Anubis said good night to his daughter as he tucked the little wolf under his arm as he headed back to the dynasty. Just as he turned around a man with green hair swept partially over his left eye came first. He was tall, and his skin was a pasty white color; his eyes were a deep brown. Sekhmet had an air of menace about him, but also had a soothing calm. He wore solid maroon sub-armor.

"I see the plan is working?"

"Yes she actually believes that I have changed."

"And that will be her down fall"

Sekhmet disappeared as Anubis felt the soft stuffed wolf that Autumn gave to him ,but am I on the right side,