" i won't. "

"So...how're you feeling, princess?" he asked, lacing both hands behind his head, a sure sign that he was nervous. "Those summerpod fruits pack quite a punch, dont they? Hey, at least it wasnt bristlewort. You wouldve spent the rest of the evening as a hedgehog."

" i feel fine. "

Eventually she stops, but she still cuddles with him.

"When should we leave?"

Ash, who had came in silently, answered as if nothing had happened. "Tonight," he said, coming away from the wall, stretching like a panther. "We've wasted enough time here. I assume the cait sith knows the way to this oracle?"

Grimalkin yawned, showing off fangs and a bright pink tongue. "Obviously."

Isiea is mostly ignoring the conversation.

Ares is fine with that, especially if it means more attention for him.

" then we're leaving tonight. "

She cuddles with him, happy to do so.

"The oracle lives in the human world," Grim said, "in a large city that sits below sea level. Every year, people dress in costume and throw an enormous fiasco. They dance and eat and toss beads at others for removing their clothing." New Orleans.