It was strange how Phoebe was frustrated and Persephone was the one to try and calm her down. "It's a game, you shouldn't be offended. Especially since we know not the whole truth but quite a good deal about it." The Goddess spoke as Phoebe opened the door to her own room and try her very best not to slam it shut behind her, "Yet he treats me as if I'm a dumb little duck." She was younger than him, she was slower in her thoughts but together with Persephone she made up for that and the both of them had known the jewels were fake and yet here she showed her face to Batra pretending everything was fine. Perhaps it was that the most, she had to trust Victor while she doubt she actually could.

"We need allies," Persephone said but that was easier said if she wouldn't take the hits from failed alliences and so on. That would be Phoebe but she had to harden herself and not consider the issue, because it wouldn't be an issue. She needed no one.. King. No one. Persephone slowly mixed her own emotions with Phoebe, confusing the raven haired lady with what she now felt or not. It frustrated her so much that she still had not shut the door to her room. Her hand holding on to the side, she needed to figure things out.

It felt quite difficult to figure out her own opinion with Persephone breathing on every single thought she had like it needed to be changed and corrected. She actually felt like crying but didn't allow herself to show such weakness in a game that was considered a reality. Persephone was right, they needed allies, but that could be considered as needing no one. Allies were not friends, you didn't have to like your allies. Yet she wanted someone to treat her like a human being, not like a doll or a puppet as that was what Persephone was doing, I do not!. But it was true, everything was mixed with what Persephone wanted, she even believed she thought of someone as a monkey. She believed Persephone would crush her into submission when it came to the point that someone would throw trash in the bushes, so she would stop that person.

She shook her head slightly and when she heard Victor call out her name, she quickly lifted her hand to brush away any of the tears that might have showed up when she was unaware, she twirled around not sure what to say. Since the door was not perfectly closed she could see the silloutte of him, "Yes?" She tried to sound indiffirent and she had no idea if she managed that. She opened the door a little more to see Victor.

There was a conflict within her, Persephone was getting angry by the dominance that this man showed, which clearly pointed out Phoebe her issue with being a doll and a puppet to the both of them. She wasn't desperately looking for affection in a way that she needed, all she wanted was being able to count on herself and people and it felt ridiculous to get upset by this, "It's nothing. I'm just tired, makes me upset easily." She muttered, which Persephone appreciated, they needed to get links and chains in this world to get to the point of getting their message and magic across and it seemed that Victor was their first opening, "I don't know why but.. I wasn't entirely happy that you wouldn't let me help. I knew just as well that the jewels he immediately handed over were fake." Help with what actually? she didn't even know what Victor did, except for talk as Persephone had said but how had he got the new jewels was beyond her.

The rubbing off her shoulder felt strangely affectioned and Persephone nor Phoebe wanted to fall for that trap again, or well more Phoebe, Perse just went to play along but this time she in Crocus at least, she had not getten any reign yet. "Sorry." Never apologize to a man like him. Persephone immediately mentioned but it was already too late, she had said it.

It really was nothing,t he whole ordeal was too big for Phoebe to even like and consider, it was nothing but yeah she had not considered everyone mostly said that and Persephone was making an annoying clicking sound in her mind and she wanted to scream and get it all over with. No Goddess in her mind, no crimes comitted, not.. she killed a man. Persephone did but it was Phoebe who had made the spell because Persephone had no body. The way he spoke to her, it wasn't even real. He couldn't give a shit about her, Persephone had opened this gate and now Phoebe had to deal with the consequences, but she hated being alone. And she didn't mean it that she had romantic feelings for this guy, that was clear to herself but how long had she been alone in Magnolia, did that make her weak? Probably..

As much as she told herself that this was a game, she was surprised by the embrace that Victor gave her and it took a few seconds to let it sink in. Which was strange, as he had held her in Hargeon, as Persephone had kissed him before and again and.. she had to let it go. Think of it as a game as well. When he said that he didn't want her to see that, she couldn't help but let out a short and soft giggle, "I think I would have been able to handle it." Which he might doubt after their last quest in Hargeon. She needed to touchen up.

It wasn't as much as wanting to take the lead but she wanted to do something, she didn't want to be afraid, Don't go whine again if we need to kill another man, this one was dumb enough anyway. Persephone muttered in her mind. "I would like to try." She decided to say. Persephone was right, it was a job, stop crying about it.

If she wanted to be more tough she would have to work that immediately and even though she ignored Persephone, the Goddess was right and she could finally feel a bit of the Goddess her rage to the rest of the world. She let it seep into her veins and accepted it as some sort of armour against her own pity party. Of course it wouldn't work immediately but she would have a game to play against Victor and to the rest of the world not much after this one. She better get used to playing it. And how best to learn if you could follow the master in this game around. Persephone purred a bit as she had done when they first met. Forget Chelvaric and getting to the point, they could work together as well. Phoebe could do whatever she want, use the men that saw her not different than a lust object. She needed to see King but it could wait, she had a game to play and toughen up.

She nodded when he put his offer up again and she thought it was indeed best for now if they immediately would go out and fix that, the sooner, the better, the sooner she could proof herself as well. Because when will she replaced? Why would she care? She didn't know yet but perhaps she would find out later. She decided to go outside immediately and together with Victor of course and as she made her way to where she believed the quest board to be, she bumped into another girl who seemed to be looking left and right for things she didn't see. She almost cursed but than the girl looked up at Phoebe, "Are you looking for something?" She looked shortly at Victor before turning back to Luciel, who started to explain that she had spilled a potion on a lab rat and that it had escaped and that it was quite dangerous and needed to be stopped.

Before Phoebe could stop herself she offered to help Luciel find this rat. She felt Persephone stir in anger, someone used a TEST RAT? They deserved to die! What did the rat do to this child of men. She had no right to use it! Phoebe clenched her fist to not shake in Persephone her anger. She could understand the Nature Goddess a little.

Phoebe turned to Victor as Luciel walked off, leaving the job of finding the rat to her and him, "I accepted a job to find a rat, she accidentally spilled a potion on it in her lab." she said through gritted teeth. There were two things; Persephone was furious that a girl like Luciel could use animals in her lab, even if it was an accident, that rat had been there locked up for a reason! Than there was Phoebe who totally agreed with Persephone but there was another issue, "I'm afraid of rodents." she muttered. She would have to be brave, not jump into Victor his arms as soon as she would see the creature, she had gotten the lead of this quest; she needed to keep it!

Finally when she got over the fear and anger, she moved around like Luciel did, but she stopped for a second when Persephone told her that it made no sense for a scared rat to be in the middle of the town, they would have to look on the outskirts and preferably near the closest place of the lab. So once they figured that one out, Phoebe stood in front of an old abandoned home, having heard some guy mutter about a giant rat in there and even though Persephone was pushing her, she was shaking like a leaf.

Phoebe looked shortly at Victor when he answered exactly what she wanted to hear and needed to hear. Persephone purred shortly, At least someone understands, for as far as he does. But Phoebe didn't say anything about it apart from giving Victor a short smile about it. "I didn't plan on giving up if that's what you think?" She said surprised when he gave her the reassuring squeeze, saying she would be brave. He offered her the task of leading their quest, so she wouldn't back down. She had said she would be able to she him being rought to a conman, she could handle a rat. Apart from that what he said had crossed her mind as well. Who knows how much the wrong potion hurt that rat and if they couldn't undo it, killing it was the only way of helping it.

He walked off to figure out the location and she waited, shivering a little again but surely not giving up, she wanted to prove herself, and not only to Victor heck she first wanted to prove herself to Persephone. She could deal with this and than they would work better together instead of trying to claim her body, the vessel as Persephone called her. "Yeah let's do this." As they reached the place, her lilac eyes immediately found the giant rat and she jumped behind Victor, taking a deep breath to not immediately give up and with that quickly taking a step next to him. She gave him a sheepish smile but looked at the rat again, remaining standing there. It didn't even pay attention to her as it was trying to find food to eat.

She stepped forward, learning from Persephone at that moment what she had to do, "Anthos." she whispered under her breath, activating the magic in her and shortly her hair got a red streak and her eyes turning green, she held up her hand, no longer shaking of looking afraid, with a perfect aim the Goddess threw the Willow spear at the point where the rat sat, colliding with the little beast at the nape of it's neck. She clenched her jaw and turned around, letting the magic go. "We should bury it." She only had no tools for that and went to find a shovel in the old abondened home. Not showing any fear anymore of any rodents, even in places like this, the rat might not be alone.

Once found and buried she would go back to Luciel to claim their reward, Persephone keeping a little power over Phoebe but not forced, they made their way back to the inn and say goodbye to Victor if he had not left before. She was tired of their nightly adventure.