With a skip in their step, Envy had returned to the throne, and now they'd reached their home. They'd dallied for a time, it was true, but now they were getting back on track. It was time to find the last couple of creatures in their Kingdom they had yet to meet, and thus cement their position as King of the Seven. Envy felt themselves growing excited despite themselves. The act of meeting all of their subjects had made them feel so noble. They felt a little more secure and proud knowing that their subjects liked it here.

Now it was just a matter of keeping them all here, to themselves.

Envy felt their stomach clench slightly; they knew that Amazon didn't plan to stick around forever, but they'd done their best to change that. And if any of the others decided they had things to tend to, Envy hoped they could change their minds, too. Still, their stomach clenched in indignation and they suddenly became nervous for what they had already. They had to keep this.

After they met Wrath and... Greed, Envy considered doing the whole thing all over again.

Yes, that sounded good. Tighten their grip.

After pausing briefly to sniff the air, the weasel bounded on, investigating the throne room to see if anyone had come close, perhaps looking for them.


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Wrath had been slithering around the throne, idly looking for prey. She was bored- more bored than she had ever been, recently- but she tolerated it. There was no point wasting this opportunity. For all she knew, this type of thing may not come around again in her lifetime.

She flicked her tongue out, pausing as she caught a bit of poisonscent in the air. The king was near. Wrath reached for her magic- she'd not had much experience with it, back when she was with Fate, but she understood what it did, and how to use it.

The sound of many heartbeats filled her ears- some small, faint, most likely belonging to too-small preyscents; but one was closer than most. She turned, following both her magic and her smell to- she thought a moment, attempting to recall their name- Envy. That was it.

She slithered closer, keeping a respectful distance, just in case she accidentally slithered over the small one. It was hard not to hurt small things, but it would be a shame if she had waited this long merely to make some mistake and ruin her chances of getting involved in anything important.

"Hello, Envy." she greeted.

@Envy

Envy caught a trace of scent- a familiar one, but not one that they knew well. It was only when thy heard the quiet whisper of scales sliding against stone that they realised it was Wrath. When they turned, they saw her slithering towards them, and at first, sat up proudly- before promptly remembering as they saw the glint of her gem that she couldn't see them. The weasel quickly sank back down onto their belly.

At first, the Weasel felt a small ripple of indignance rattling their quills as she spoke, greeting them as though they were just another Gembound. They were the Seven's esteemed King! "King Envy," they corrected quickly, with a nervous chuckle to try and diffuse the awkwardness. They soon moved on, though, hoping that the snake would simply remember their pointer. "Wrath, right? It's good to see you're sticking around."

Envy was curious about Wrath. The snake seemed to have simply appeared, as though out of thin air, perfectly suited for the cause, too. And yet Envy didn't know why she was here, or where she'd come from. Or, for that matter, the reasoning behind her name. Perhaps, as with Envy, it was because of her gem? They could see from a glance that she, like them, had been born with an unfortunate placement. "You're just the one I wanted to see. How're you finding it in the Seven?"

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“Of... of course.” Wrath responded, forcing down the indignant anger that came from being corrected like that. She would repay them later- right now was the time for conversation, and she hardly wished to risk her position within this group.

“It is rather boring. I have not done much within the group, yet. I hope to change that.” Simple, blunt words- she did not see the point in dulling them, or perhaps she just merely did not know tact? Either way, the meaning was much the same.

@Envy

Envy was a little less than pleased by the response, which didn't even say their name. The weasel flicked their tail a little bit, blinking as they waited a moment for the familiar words- only to not receive them. The corner of their mouth twitched slightly, but if they were truly disappointed, they didn't show it. Finally they nodded, and- reembering her lack of eyes, grunted an acknowledgement, albeit a little sheepishly. "Good," they said briskly, before moving on.

Wrath thought that life in the Kingdom was a little boring. Envy flicked their tail. They were a little annoyed at the thought that the other disliked their group but... perhaps itwas their job to fix that. "Boring? Well, it's your lucky day," they started. "Pride and I were hoping to train my subjects to fight so that no-one gets killed again. If you're interested?"

Considering the name of the snake, Envy was certain that Wrath would leap at the opportunity.

"And Gluttony was thinking perhaps a get-together. Something fun." Envy somehow didn't think that fun would be Wrath's forte. But it'd be at least something... not boring for her.


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@Wrath

Her interest was piqued at the mention of training. Training was something she could do. And, as a bonus, it was training for a purpose; training for the purpose of striking back at the Sins' enemies. "I'd love to help train the Sins." she responded.

The get-together, on the other hand, she wasn't quite so sure about. Large crowds meant more scents to avoid, more things to detect and avoid.

But, on the other hand, there could be some activity there. The party could draw their enemies; a perfect opportunity for the fight she'd been itching for ever since she'd followed Envy to the 'room of stars'.

"That could be exciting. Would you need anything from me for this get-together?" she said.

@Envy

Envy's quills trembled; they looked pleased, baring sharp little teeth in a grin. "Good!" they shrilled excitedly, before pausing seemingly in thought. So, Wrath wanted to be a trainer, did she? Pride would be interested at that. So too, would Reign- that is, if she specialized in a more physical style; When it came to magic, Envy and Pride had it covered. "How are you when it comes to... physical fighting? I have a potential student already- he asked me to find a trainer to help him learn physical combat. But me and Pride are already teaching him Magic."

But, looking at Wrath's eyes, Envy found their quills droop slightly- the snake, of course, was blind. Would she really be much of a help? They shook their head. That didn't matter. So long as she and Reign were satisfied with the arrangement, the overall productivity didn't matter too much. Besides- wouldn't they be improving either way?

"Need anything? Well..." they paused for a moment. "If you wanted to bring food, I'm sure Gluttony would be happy. And if there's anyone you know of who might be interested in joining us... Friends, family, maybe... Bring them, too."


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