Previously

" I'm not your Master Artemis, I'm your friend and now your Magical Protector."

" Holly, I know you don't want to be but the fact remains you brought me. You brought me as a Procession and that makes me belong to you. It makes you my Master and I your slave."

Softly lips met lips and touched eachother ever so softly.

Artemis seemed to get braver and his lips met hers gliding over them and making beautiful emotions rush through her. Holly pulled back in closer her tongue gliding over his bottom lip when he pulled away.

The Road To True Love Never Did Run Smooth

Artemis pulled back, electricity shot through his body and he could look no where but Holly's face till Foaly opened the door.

" Ahem, er Holly if this is bad time I could come back later"

Holly and Artemis both exchanged looks before quickly turning away.

" No stay ! This is a good time."

Foaly nodded and pulled out a chair. He glanced at Artemis sympathetically and began.

" I think I needn't say the current situation is intolerable and I can't apologize enough Artemis, I can only use the fact that this isn't forever."

Artemis shook his head.

" You cannot be certain of that. What am I compelled to do ? "

Holly reached for his hand and squeezed it.

" Your not compelled to do anything Artemis, you are a friend you can do what you wish. And this really isn't forever."

Foaly nodded.

" Artemis we aren't going to treat you any differently, the good thing is Holly your Protector. Because of this collar Holly can you order to safety. That is the only time we will control you Artemis I promise."

Artemis shrugged.

" Slaves don't offer thoughts, they do chores they do the basic to survive and go to bed. They are seen but not heard and are only ordered not talked to."

Holly grasped his shoulders.

" Stop thinking that Artemis,-"

She went to continue when Artemis whined and a light came from the middle of his pupil, it filled his whole pupil and then vanished.

" Did it take that as an order ?"

Artemis looked at her with disdain.

" Wasn't it ?"

Holly looked at him pained.

" No it wasn't, I just got into my LEP Commander mode, I can counter act my order right ? Artemis ignore that command, you may think as you will."

The light filled Artemis' pupils again before Artemis slumped back in his chair a little and panted heavily, it felt like a huge weight he had been carrying had suddenly without warning been lifted. Holly was looking at him concerned.

" I'm ok Holly just be careful about what you say around me will you."

Foaly looked at them both sympathetically but he couldn't help but grow impatient at the constant interruptions, especially as what he was trying to say was very important.

" This is the second day, a day since you Artemis were released into this world. According to the Prophecy there is a specific night in which Glory must find The Key and carry out the ritual. We have five days left, five days to keep Artemis safe and away from Glory."

Holly shrugged unconcerned.

" Five days, for all Glory knows Artemis could be anywhere, she won't have a clue where to start. She'll never find him on time."

Foaly shook his head.

" I researched Glorficus and the ancient legend of the Scrolls. Glorficus has an alliance. An extremely rare and fiercely loyal demon, known as the Holy ball. Glorficus will use the ball to find Artemis. The demon is unable to reveal Artemis' location but it can show what he looks like and if anything specific happens to the Key the demon will temporally transform into it's pure state and tell Glory what's happened in riddles. Artemis' enslave - I mean capture was important, Glory will know. She'll know that Artemis is underground. There's also a strong chance she'll know who you are Holly."

Holly took Artemis' hand and squeezed it reassuringly.

" But she has five days right, five days even if she knows he's underground the possibilities."

Artemis shook his head.

" Possibilities, not probabilities. I doubt it will take long to find out if a human had been spotted there or not. I have been seen after all."

Foaly nodded and looked at Holly seriously.

" He's right, Artemis has been seen. By the public and the officials. We can't stay here."

Holly gritted her teeth, she had been a Commander. She didn't run from enemies she sought them out and brought them crashing to their knees.

" So we just run ! Where are supposed to go ! HE'S NOT EXACTLY GOING TO BLEND IN !"

Foaly stood up and then and banged his fists on the table.

" I have the same priorities as you Holly, I want Artemis' safety. I feel what your feeling."

Holly shook her head.

" You can't. You can't feel what i'm feeling. I'm his Protector, I'm the one chosen to protect him !"

Foaly rolled his eyes in exasperation.

" Then where's your problem !"

" WHERE'S MY PROBLEM ! WE'RE BEING DRIVEN INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE ! AT THIS RATE WE'RE END UP IN AZTEC FOREST !"

Foaly paled and Artemis took a deep breath. So finally it had come out, finally what the Centaur had in mind had finally come out. Taking a deep breath he took control of the situation.

" I take it Foaly from your very sudden change in composure that this is actually what you plan on doing. How can you have a forest underground. ?"

Holly narrowed her eyes dangerously at Foaly but replied to Artemis' question in a forced calm voice.

" Artificial sky with an artificial sun, extremely dangerous and not to mention the place where GLORY WILL HAVE TO DO THE RITUAL !"

Artemis looked at Foaly and nodded.

" And thus Holly the last place Glorficus will look, we have to go Holly."

Holly looked at Artemis shocked.

" We're not going, it's cut off from the public and to even access it we have to get past three gruelling tasks. For goodness sake ! Even if we survive the tasks it's completely uncivilised. There's no facilites there, NOTHING !"

Artemis groaned and clutched his head as Holly's next order became enforced. This time he was angry, he knew Holly had meant it to be an order that time, there was one action left. One thing that might change her mind.

" Holly we stay here and I die. There's no where to hide here. She'll know i'm here and then it's over. It's not just about me Holly, if I die then my entire species dies with me, can you really deal with that ? Have all those deaths on your conscience ?"

Holly's shoulders slumped and she sat back down.

" I'm doing my best Artemis, I just want to do what's right."

Artemis kissed her cheek.

" I know Holly, but the forest, it's our only chance."

Holly nodded and grasped Artemis' hand.

" We're go, we're leaving tomorrow. Leaving for the forest."

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