Keys to the Kingdom
Drowned Wednesday
Lady Wednesday stood on her ship. As usual she was starving. If only she could change her hunger to something other than food. Maybe if the Will was freed, maybe it could undo this. She moaned and leaned on her Key.
"Milady?" She turned to her Dusk. "It's getting worse, isn't it." She nodded.
"If the Will." Lady Wednesday said.
"The others won't allow it." He said. "Especially Superior Saturday, don't go to her for help."
Lady Wednesday shook her head. "She'll help."
"Lady Friday would be better." Her Noon came down. "Even with her problems, she does not hate the Will."
Lady Wednesday frowned. She shook her head. "I'll talk to Saturday."
Three weeks later
Lady Wednesday doubled over as Lord Sunday cast the spell. "RUN!" She told her times. "GO NOW!" The hunger went a thousand fold. She blacked out, seeing her times obey her.
Later
Lady Wednesday, now Drowned Wednesday, became aware. She was groggy. She reached for her times, found only her Dawn. 'No, I killed them… I killed my times… I'm worse than Grim. At least his are alive.'
Milady? She heard her Dawn in her mind.
Dawn. I killed them, I killed Noon and Dusk. She replied. I'm sorry.
She felt her Dawn land on her. "I'm here for you Milady. I'm here." She stroke her lady's head. "For now and always."
When the Heir is found, tell me. I'll give him my part of the will freely. Drowned Wednesday said.
"Very well, Milady." Her Dawn said.
After Arthur got the Key.
She became aware of the Nothing in her stomach, accumulating after who knows how many years. It burned. Relief came when Lord Arthur used the Key, incorrectly, to remove the Nothing. He put too much power into the spell and dispelled her too.
She felt her Dawn's horror and briefly her hatred. Don't hurt him Dawn. He doesn't know what he's doing. Wednesday's Dawn forced herself to relax.
I doubt Arthur meant to kill Drowned Wednesday. Really.