Juno ~
“Thank you,” I whispered and Ceres offered me a kind smile as she pulled her hand away.
“It’s no trouble,” she responded and I wanted to say more, but Gertrude interrupted my flow of thought.
“I will find a way to get you some blood bags while I get new scent blockers,” she tore a piece of her inner skirt to create a makeshift bandage for the two obvious puncture marks on Ceres’s wrist.
My heart swelled and it felt as though I owed this woman my life in that moment, “Gertrude…” I started, almost unable to form the right words.
“Save your thanks,” she said quickly as she finished the bandage, “I'm doing this to maintain the peace and also because I can tell that your intentions are pure. Do not be mistaken, I would never do anything to sabotage my rulers.”
Before I could pro
