06-19-2016, 02:31 AM
"Thank you." Freya replied when Tamara added her vote of confidence in Freya's leadership potential. "I will do my best." She wasn't sure why her sized had been a factor for Ara, but she understood Tamara's show of humor, and chuckled as well.
She was happy to see some of Ara's energy return as she wrapped her arms around the vixen. She smiled and rested her chin lightly on the top of Ara's head until she heard the rustling at the tent entrance and Artemis stepped back inside she lifted her head and her eyes widened a bit in surprise. She inwardly cringed a bit as Artemis began to explain a couple of things to Ara, then launched into -well, freya thought it might have been meant to be a galvanizing speech- something that she didn't honestly think that Ara was really in the right mindset for the hard dose of reality approach at that moment, and she sighed slightly as she felt the vixen tense in her arms.
The comments that were addressed to the group as a whole had little effect of Freya. She hadn't been under any delusions that being a minion for the overlord would be anything but work, nor that it would be without danger. When it was all said and done, she simply nodded.
What she expected least, was Ara's reply. She felt it may have been walking dangerously close to insubordination with some of what Ara said, but at the same time, was proud that she had weathered everything Artemis had said and come back with some strength.
It was when Ara freed herself from Freya's embrace, and spoke again that Freya started to feel some concern again. Finding strength in adversity was all well and good, but not necessarily at the cost of losing oneself.
She got up from Ara's cot, and watched the vixen head for the table with some obvious concern. "Charon's right about supporting each other." She commented with a smile as she headed for the table, stopping to pick up the food from the empty cot near her own along the way. "The officers may not be able to hold us up though our failures, but we can certainly hold each other up. Her majesty's forces aren't just one individual, it's a large organization of people all working together to help the overlord build the future." She finished with a slightly wistful smile as she sat down, and set the food in the center of the table.
"I'm sure we'll all make it through this as long as we all keep trying." She said as she sat down next to Ara, and offered a smile that couldn't hid
She was happy to see some of Ara's energy return as she wrapped her arms around the vixen. She smiled and rested her chin lightly on the top of Ara's head until she heard the rustling at the tent entrance and Artemis stepped back inside she lifted her head and her eyes widened a bit in surprise. She inwardly cringed a bit as Artemis began to explain a couple of things to Ara, then launched into -well, freya thought it might have been meant to be a galvanizing speech- something that she didn't honestly think that Ara was really in the right mindset for the hard dose of reality approach at that moment, and she sighed slightly as she felt the vixen tense in her arms.
The comments that were addressed to the group as a whole had little effect of Freya. She hadn't been under any delusions that being a minion for the overlord would be anything but work, nor that it would be without danger. When it was all said and done, she simply nodded.
What she expected least, was Ara's reply. She felt it may have been walking dangerously close to insubordination with some of what Ara said, but at the same time, was proud that she had weathered everything Artemis had said and come back with some strength.
It was when Ara freed herself from Freya's embrace, and spoke again that Freya started to feel some concern again. Finding strength in adversity was all well and good, but not necessarily at the cost of losing oneself.
She got up from Ara's cot, and watched the vixen head for the table with some obvious concern. "Charon's right about supporting each other." She commented with a smile as she headed for the table, stopping to pick up the food from the empty cot near her own along the way. "The officers may not be able to hold us up though our failures, but we can certainly hold each other up. Her majesty's forces aren't just one individual, it's a large organization of people all working together to help the overlord build the future." She finished with a slightly wistful smile as she sat down, and set the food in the center of the table.
"I'm sure we'll all make it through this as long as we all keep trying." She said as she sat down next to Ara, and offered a smile that couldn't hid