"Why have the Outers been sent for?"Kunzite demanded from Venus. "Has anyone told you anything?"he asked, harsly.
Venus, who had been brushing her hair, in preparing for bed looked up in surprise.
"I didn't think I'd see you. Any time you spend away from your work is time lost for you, isn't it?"she asked.
He frowned.
"I asked you a question first."he told her.
"The queen said it was because she said everyone needed a little break every now and then. I know you don't, but apparently, she decided that everyone else did. At least the Outers, anyway."she smiled. "Why? You're upset because something happened on Earth, and you aren't aware of it at once? Or before it happened?"she asked.
"It all seems so suspicious."he said, and began to pace back and forth.
A girl came in, and Venus gave her final instructions.
"I've never seen her before? Someone you've ascended?"he asked her. "What happened to…I can never remember her name, but the one who used to wait on you?"
"I never knew you noticed anything about my maids, or anything else."she said.
"Of course I notice people. I wouldn't be King Endymion's General if I didn't notice such things, especially the people. Especially here, where they might be able to harm the Royal Family."
"Of course. You know, sometimes I wonder why I married you. Or why you married me."she turned. "Or was it because King Endymion asked you to?"she asked.
"I highly doubt His Majesty would ask such a thing."he looked uncomfortable. "However, if he did, make no mistake that I would comply."he affirmed.
Venus nodded.
"I never doubted that you would comply. If it's anything related to your work, your mission, you always do. Because that's your life. That's it."
Kunzite looked highly uncomfortable. He didn't know what to answer. Perhaps he shouldn't have married her in the first place. Sometimes he did wonder why he had married her. After all, Venusians did have different customs, most of which he found rather difficult to abide by.
"The Royal Family must always come first. They are the rulers of this star system. And we were assigned to their protection."
Venus turned away, not wanting to hear anything. She thought she already had the whole thing memorized everything he said.
"Look, it's been a long day,"she interrupted. "and I'm tired. So, I'll go to bed."and she walked away.
Kunzite stood, debating with himself, as to whether or not he should follow her. He decided not. He wasn't going to solve anything with that, and right now, he had to think about the present situation. The king and queen wouldn't take the Outers away from their posts, he was sure of that. There had to be a reason, he knew.
Saturn, Diana, and Small Lady read a book that Small Lady had been assigned by Mars about divining the future, and fire readings.
"Fortune telling is so hard!"sighed Small Lady. "How do you know you're right? And if you're not?"she asked Saturn.
"But I thought you preferred to read instead of meditate, Small Lady?"Diana asked.
"Mars also teaches me about meditating."Small Lady told Saturn.
"I never get to learn all that."Saturn sounded interested. "Especially fire readings! The only fortune telling I get to learn is related to dying, or birth."she said. "Can you see anything in flames?"she asked.
Small Lady shook her head.
"No. Mars does, though. At least that's what she says. And she has dreams, too."
"Uranus also had dreams! And Neptune and Pluto, too! I don't, though. They told me I might when I get older. I wonder what I'll dream about!"
"The future."Diana said, simply. "And I believe they call them visions, Small Lady. Mars was very clear on that. If I recall correctly, she said a dream and a vision were not the same thing."
"Oh."Small Lady looked crestfallen. "I forgot how you tell the difference. Isn't one when you're awake?"
"I thought that was a trance?"Saturn looked utterly confused.
The other two did, as well.
"Let's go outside."Diana suggested.
The three of them walked outside, oblivious to the fact that they were being watched.