Artemis found no small amount of satisfaction when the two children finally revealed themselves. A cat and a mouse. Cute. Her satisfaction disappeared though when she was suddenly aware of some little rat trying for her pockets. Her hand snapped back and long fingers curled around the little girl's wrist. She turned her head to shoot the girl an unimpressed look before giving her arm a little push backwards, away from her pocket. Artemis turned her attention back to the boy.

Who the hell was Ty?

[color=darkturquoise]"'S mine if I say it is,"[/color] she said in a bored voice. Her fingers hadn't let go of the iron rose yet. [color=darkturquoise]"And I've seen trees go after Kith as readily as they would a Pirate, so you can stop pretending like you have a leash on them."[/color] Pretending like she knew what she was talking about was one of Artemis' top five skills. She glanced back to the little girl. [color=darkturquoise]"But I'm not a Pirate, for whatever it's worth."[/color]

She looked between the two of them, coloring her voice with her Big Sister Authority she'd used on Idris countless times. [Color=darkturquoise]"Now, are you two going to tell me [i]why[/i] exactly you've taken to watching and whispering about me?"[/color]