Yeah, probably not.

So is Ares, splashing around like he was just a little kelpie again

Isiea is just enjoying being around him.

After awhile, she let go of Ash.

He stiffened, and his expression shuttered closed, eyes going hard and frosty. Pushing Lise away, he stepped back.

"This is getting old," he said in a voice that matched his eyes. He crossed his arms and stepped away, putting even more distance between them. "I'm not here to play nursemaid, princess. Perhaps you shouldn't go wandering about on your own."

Isiea pauses to glance at them.

She turns away from him, walking away.

He smiled coldly as she walked away. "Maybe you should ask Puck why I've vowed to kill him someday," he said, eyes glinting. "See if he has the courage to tell you that bit of history between us." He smirked and crossed his arms. "That is, if he ever wakes up."

(Oh how I love to be mean)

Isiea is watching them silently.

She stopped and turned back to him. " Shut up. "

He didn't seem fazed, arrogance still residing on his perfect face. With a rustle of leaves, two dryads melted out of a nearby trunk. Ash faded into the darkness as they approached, leaving them