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Ahru sat in silence as the rest of her kin filtered in. She only moved to respond to those that acknowledged her, unusually contemplative and reserved considering her usual behavior. She merely sat on her throne, observing those who entered and returning the occasional greeting. She acknowledged Di'Myria's greeting with a nod and a smile, happy that her sister, and by extension the others, seemed unaware of her contempt for their father. As Ki'ivara entered Ahru in truth felt slightly snubbed as she walked past, the Goddess of Lust making no move to greet her; the Goddess of Mischief could certainly be a petty creature at times, and Ahru had expected Ki'ivara to greet her as she did Di'Myria. Next came Kilgarrah, whom Ahru knew had little regard for her. Despite this Ahru certainly enjoyed tormenting the God of Dragons, who has become a regular target of her pranks. After him Janin made her entrance- Ahru wasn't surprised to see that she was more than a little drunk. Ahru was not offended- it came with the territory after all, as Janin was the God of Alcohol. Janin rose her cup to Ahru, and Ahru toasted back with an imaginary goblet of her own. And then came Xsar, ushered in by a retinue of salmon. Even after their time drinking together Ahru would never be able to figure out the God of Madness, and she quite frankly might prefer it that way. At least he was fun, which was more than she can say for many of her kin. Finally, and somewhat fittingly given his status in the God's social structure, came Azo'tet, who Ahru truthfully had little knowledge of despite being her sibling. He kept to himself which was sensible since most of their ilk were quick to disavow him.

And that was everyone, assembled. Almost everyone, at least... and therein lied Ahru's problem with this meeting. The appearance of Zadia.

War's daughter appeared in a flurry energy, suddenly and in a most unwelcome manner. Ahru glared at the newly made God- referring to her as such made bile rise in Ahru's throat- as she appeared. Zadia apparently reveled in her grandfather's death, [i]I may be inclined to gloat as well, but I hope she stops her squalling soon, or I may stop her myself.[/i] Ahru thought to herself, ready for any excuse to provoke the fledgling God. Zadia's next move proved to be provocation enough, as she suddenly began to stride towards the King's throne. Apparently she had presumed to take her father's place, and saw that as reason enough to take Reith's seat as well. Ahru reached for the bow that should've been at her back, instead finding it absent. She hadn't elected to bring her weapon to what should've been a peaceful meeting, but she wished for it now. Thankfully Oskana- wretched Oskana, yet now in Ahru's eyes a savior- stopped Zadia's march. Ahru returned to her seat- with Oskana in her way Zadia surely would not get through. Surprisingly enough she managed to muster up enough force in her fists to send the Storm God flying, but the Guardian was quick to intervene, sending Zadia into a pillar of marble. 

With The Guardian's plea for peace everything seemed to settle down. Ahru was glad to see Zadia flung around- hopefully there would be reason enough for more of that. The God of Mischief cleared her throat, making it clear she wished to speak. "Yes! Yes, yes, I agree, a peaceful solution is best... and, uh, to that end may I so humbly suggest that we remove Zadia from this meeting? Please?" She glanced to Oskana and The Guardian in turn, "[i]Pretty[/i] please? She's made it clear she cannot hold council with us in peace, after all! We, uh, shouldn't tolerate her disrespectful actions in the presence of father's grave!" Now Ahru gave a sweeping glance across the assembled Gods, appealing them to support her. She made no effort to pretend that any of what she said was really the reason that she wanted Zadia gone- the others would already knew, her animosity towards the daughter of Kovar was well known, no one would be fooled regardless of how well she had lied. In fact, despite her ability to lie [i]very[/i] well she was prone to displays like this, obvious deceptions with no effort put into them- it made it all the more unclear when she was actually lying.