Akeelah stopped giggling at whatever Haniel had said the moment they had entered the Garden. Nisroc gave a soft greeting in welcome and knelt to hug the little warrior, before stepping back.
Behind him stood her tormentor, the one who had hurt her friend, Paul looked nervous to be standing there and was playing with his fingers as if by some nervous tick. She glared at him from where she sat leaning against Haniel's knee, her fingers stopping their plucking of the green grass under her, speaking in a harsh tone that surprised the two older angels.
"What are you doing here?"
Paul looked to the Chief Power nervously, and he only nodded, sitting next to the other on the overturned tree trunk.
"I wanted to say sorry for how I've been treating you."
"I'm not sorry. You're a jerk. Just cause you think you're better than everyone else. No one likes you. No one wants to be your friend."
He looked a little torn by her words, and she looked up to meet Nisroc's gaze when he placed a hand on her head, fingers scratching at her scalp between the dark braids "Mind yourself little warrior." The reprimand was soft but felt, though she shrugged it off and shook off his hand, turning to glare back at the older angel standing nervously in front of her.
"That's what happens when you be mean to everyone." She used Haniel's knee to help herself to her feet, stepping closer to the warrior in training, pushing him hard in the chest making him stumble back and nearly fall, "When you push everyone around, they don't want nothin' to do with you. You can keep your apology. It means nothin'."
She stepped around him and glared at Nisroc over her shoulder, causing the older Power to raise his eyebrows at her, "Thanks for bringing him.", and she left them in the garden. They watched her as she walked off, hopping down the stone steps and disappearing out of sight, Paul deflated and watched her go with a saddened expression though found that he couldn't be mad at her.
She did have a point.
Paul looked to the two Power's for help and Haniel shrugged, Nisroc looked thoughtful, but neither seemed worried about it.
"Don't worry about its kid, she's just mad, she's a forgiving angel. She'll come around."