Pertemis: A Wolf’s Tale

Chapter 12 Tale of An Escape

Artemis jumped off the boat, turned back to the old boatman who was frowning in concern. She felt bad for him rolling with all his strength for her to get to the island before any other Olympians arrived.

"Thank you old man," she told him. "You should go, the gods will be here soon."

"Will you make it Milady?" He asked her. "Can you protect him?"

"I-I don't know," she said utterly, the fact that she didn't even know if she could make it out alive. "But you should go"

He just nodded and started to sail the wooden boat away.

Artemis turned to the house at the top of the hill, where Perseus and her mother were still oblivious to the danger. She sprinted to the top.

The doors kicked open, Artemis ran in to see Perseus and Leto having dinner. They stood up to look at her in shock, though Perseus looked a bit more excited to see her again.

"Hey, Art-"

"Pack your things" Artemis cut him off as she rushed inside. "Things were already revealed."

"What do you mean Artemis?" Leto walked away from the table and followed her, who was walking around without knowing what to do.

"Apollo gave out a prophecy," Artemis told them. "It somehow related to Perseus and now the entire Olympus is hunting him!"

They both gasped and looked at each other.

"B-but didn't Apollo promise to protect our secret? He wouldn't betray us" Perseus said.

"It doesn't matter anymore ok!" Artemis yelled. "You guys must pack and leave this place immediately!"

"But go where Artemis?" Perseus asked her.

At the point, Artemis suddenly stopped. She was so worried about their survival that she completely forgot the next stage after they escaped. Clearly, the entire mythological world was hunting him, she couldn't trust anyone except herself. Speaking of herself, an idea suddenly came into Artemis.

"To my hunt," she said. "That's the safest place for you right now. Being close to me, I can be able to protect and keep watch on you."

"Wow wow wow, hold up!" Perseus put his hands to a sign of stopping. "You are telling me to go and live with your hunters? They would rip my head off before I could have my first meal there!"

"Or you rather let the gods execute you instead?" Artemis folded her arms in annoy. How come he could still make an argument at the moment like this?

"Wel-"

"Perseus!" Leto cut him. "Listen to your sister"

He looked at her, but only to receive a stern look. Perseus sighed and ran upstairs.

don't you go pack your

her, she held her hands and stared straight into Artemis's

she said. "They haven't known about Perseus here yet. If they come and I'm not here, then they would know where to find next

mother!" Artemis squeezed her hands. "What if

long as I don't say anything, they can't conclude a crime without evidence.

knew she was holding it back,

then, Perseus ran down stairs with a pack bag. He stopped

we going or not?"

started to walk outside. "I'll leave you too alone for a

her confused, he then turned to his mother to whom she held his

yourself ok Perseus?"

about

Percy," Leto told him. "They will find out who relates to you

held her hands. "How can

his shoulders. "You have grown big enough, you can take care

"Mother"

back the tears. "You can do it ok. Artemis will be there for you when I'm not. No

because she knew it would be long for her to see him again. They have been together for nearly two thousand years that their bond would

of him and walked back to Artemis, who was trying not to cry

me to take care of him ok?" Leto held her hands, her eyes wet from tears. "Don't leave him no matter what and protect

it would be long

of the hug. Leto guided Perseus's hand to Artemis and put their hands together. Artemis's heart suddenly skipped a beat from the contact

guardian" Leto looked at Perseus. "And you will be her protector. Promise me that you will fight

looks. He turned to his

you two must go," Leto said. "Run as far away as possible. Find a safe place and do not return here until everything

the first time, leaving his

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the hill, dashing into the forest to get to the meeting point. Leto

mother, now

she found the altar with broken Greek columns set at the circumference of the marble stone circle. She was still wondering why didn't Leto use it to escape this place before? Then again, all the question drew back to

golden columns of light appeared and Artemis's blood turned cold.

started to

"Why are yo-"

her hands over Perseus's mouth and put her finger on her lips to signal him to be quiet. She pointed to gods before them

do?" He whispered. "They are heading straight

around

waited for the gods to approach. They watched vigilantly for any sign of suspicion from the Olympians, so

for a moment, without

upon them, where the two was hidden by the shadow of

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