haha i mean, against artemis' will, but not necessarily against [i]mine[/i]. i do kinda like the idea of her breaking away from anise tho. it could be really interesting to see how they could impact the story independently, and it gives me an opportunity to get better situated in this world. i'm still sort of getting a handle on her character and her motivations, and she's pretty disoriented right now, with things getting thrown at her left and right. doesn't make defining her very easy for me. not to say anything against your storytelling, per se. i think it's a good thing that she's kinda being stripped down at the very beginning. but yeah, she doesn't really have any goals or motivations right now, while anise clearly does. i think it might be a good thing for her to branch off for now, get settled, i can figure out who she is properly, and all that. otherwise i think we run the risk of her just tagging along on anise's quest as a side character. …i am totally in favor of terrible ideas