Alright, you guys! Here we go! I have a free period right now and my game got cancelled, so a small practice tonight and hopefully I motivate myself to update because I am so flighty recently. Plus, I am stuck between other ideas for several of the stories. I think I have finally decided :)! 

Chapter Sixteen: A Sharing Of Love

Point of View: Zianthos

"Okay, Raphael, try not to kill Senna, we still need him." I chuckle and come down. 

Senna groans as Raphael helps him up. 

"Um, Zianthos?" I hear a voice.

I turn and find Phoebe, looking a bit unsure. "Yes, Lady Phoebe?" I smile kindly.

"May I speak with you?" She questions and then tacks on, "Alone?" 

"Of course." I flit over to her and follow her away, down to the beach. However, she does not stop there and leads me far down the way until we reach the edge of the border. "Is something the matter? You look...a bit guarded. I have noticed it is mainly in my presence, but most recently since figuring out who I used to be a little while ago. Have I done something to offend you? Or did I once long ago cause you inner turmoil that lingers today?"

Phoebe seems perplexed for a moment, but only because her thoughts are being gathered precisely. "It is about Zoe."

"Ah," I nod. "Now I see. But, I happen to know that something else about me is on your mind, something that either perturbs or befuddles you." 

"Yes." She says simply, not entirely sure how to respond to my assumption. 

I gesture silently to the outcropping of rock and she chooses to sit underneath of it. I decide to lay down on top of the rock on my back. "I am an open heart to a Huntress. What is it you wish for me to pour out to you?"

"I am having trouble deciding on which to ask you first." She admits. 

"What causes you the most trouble?" I ask softly as the wind blows. 

She does not speak for a while and I know I was right to choose to stay with the earth between us. This outcropping is her protection, the face she cannot look at now until she digs deep and removes the weed in her heart and soul, twisting and gnarling until she figures it out. 

Short I know, but hoping to update tonight! Love you, my lovely readers!