drinking isn't a cure

[Kilian]

Patience shrugged. “S’okay. I just need you to make sure they don’t burn it or anything. Okay? I’ll be back in a bit.” She asked with a bright smile and entered Virtue’s room.

[Gwen]

"I can do that!" said Foxy laughing and smiling at Demos and Phobos. She wanted so to help Patience, but understood that she wanted to have what was left of her brother's time to herself. She wished she had real brothers and sisters to hoard. She couldn't help but be jealous of them.

[Kilian]

Virtue’s pain was worse this morning. Patience did the best she could, but she knew it helped little. She helped him take his medicine and then rub in more over the places showing affliction with the disease. Afterwards, she washed her hands and helped him dress.

As Patience was helping her brother dress, a man a little older than Patience came to the door. He had some flowers in his hand, but they weren’t for her specifically. The man had white hair and bright amber eyes (yellow). He knocked on the door and waited.

[Gwen]

"Patience would you like me to answer the door?" called Foxy. She was not sure if it were appropriate for her to be answering the door. She waited for an answer watching Demos and Phobos cook.

[Kilian]

“Um… Sure! Go ahead! I’m still busy!” She called from Virtue’s room. It’s only Artemis… I’d forgotten that I’d invited him for breakfast. Maybe he can be friends with Foxy!

“Poor girl. You’ve got that look on your face again. Poor Artemis.” Virtue said and shook his head.

“What? I didn’t plan this you know. But maybe Artemis could, well, be with Foxy. I can hope anyway.” She said with a sly grin and poked her brother’s ear. “’Cause I’d feel bad if she was stuck with a bore like you all day long.”

“Patience!”

She giggled. “I’m teasing.”

[Gwen]

Foxy went to the door and answered it. "hello?" she said with a smile. she was in her human form, and was half awake.

[Kilian]

Artemis jumped and then his eyes went wide. "I-I'm s-sorry. D-o I h-have the wrong r-room? I'm s-supposed to b-be having a little r-reunion with P-Princess P-Patience." He stammered nervously, blushing furiously.

[Gwen]

Foxy blushed a bit too, "You have the right house. I am Princess Patience's sister. Are you Prince Jack?" she asked wondering if this was Patience's fiance.

[Kilian]

Artemis' blush deepened. "No, I'm Artemis Wintering. I was at the same University with Patience for some time. Um, what is your name? May I please come in too? I brought, um, some flowers for the, uh, table." He said and thrust the flowers at Foxy. He was so flustered.

[Gwen]

she took them and laughed a bit, "My name is Foxy. I am Princess Pateince's soon to be sister." she said excitingly, "Please come in." she said stepping aside so he could enter. "Patience, Artemis here to see you!" she called not taking her eye off the visitor.

[Kilian]

"ARTEMIS!!!" Patience cried happily and hugged him.

Artemis chuckled and hugged her back. "Good to see you too Patience. Your sister mentioned that you're engaged. Congratulations!"

"I would have told you, honest Artem." Patience said, stepping back.

"I know. You're a good friend." He replied with a smile. "I want you to look over my work some time. You know how terrible I am with my notes."

"You were improving!"

Artemis blushed and looked at the floor. "It didn't stick." He mumbled.

"Oh well. Sure, I'll look at them. Bring them by some time." She said and smiled. "You can sit between me and Foxy, okay?"

Artemis smiled and nodded. "Two pretty ladies, my lucky day." He teased with smile. "Hi Virtue."

"Hullo Artemis. Nice you could join us for breakfast." Virtue replied and Artemis nodded again.

"Foxy, put those flowers in a vase, please, and set them on the little table beside the couch. Thanks love."

[Gwen]

"No problem,"she said laughing as she went into the kitchen and finding a glass vase. She filled it with water then placed the flowers into it, but being her clumsy self dropped the vase. It shattered on the floor and Foxy yelped hoping Patience wouldn't be angry. She hadn't been there twenty four hours and already she had broken something. This was not a good sign.

[Kilian]

Patience heard something break and came into the kitchen to see the broken vase. She smiled faintly and gave Foxy a hug. Demos began to clean up the broken glass while Phobos toweled up the water.

“Are you okay? You didn’t get cut did you?” Patience asked, looking at her and leaving an arm around her shoulders.

[Gwen]

"No, I'm fine. Just clumsy." she said blushing a bit. "That vase wasn;t a family heirloom was it. Couldn't I help them clean up. I did afterall make the mess." she said walking towards it and bending down.

[Kilian]

“We’ve got it Princess.” Demos replied softly. “And we’ll have breakfast out soon.”

Patience smiled and gave Foxy another hug before pulling her into the living room, where the table was set up just outside the doorway. She pulled out Foxy’s seat, on Artemis’ right, and waited for her to sit.

“No big deal, just something cheap I bought in the market.” Patience said with another smile.

[Gwen]

she took the seat shyly, not knowing what to say in front of Patience's guest.

[Kilian]

"So how are your studies going Artemis?" Patience asked as she sat.

"Very well, thank you Patience." Artemis replied with a nod. "I hope you like the roses. I had them special."

"More flower meanings then?" Patience asked with a raised brow.

"Yes, but it is friendship. I am very happy with that and you have never taken advantage of me or my skills. Thank you."

Patience flapped a hand and Virtue smiled.

"I would find it very hard to believe my sister capable of doing such things." Virtue said with a smile and then looked to Foxy. "Artemis and Patience went to a university together for a while and have been good friends since they found out about each other. But Artemis is terribly shy and did you know that he's an artic fox anthro and he's very smart."

"I'm flattered, but pleased stop." Artemis said with a light blush coloring his cheeks.

[Gwen]

Foxy smiled and gave a small laugh. She felt kind of shy and awkward. But she was afraid she would be seen as rude f she didn't at least say something. "So is your specialty plants?" she asked wondering if thats what he went to college for.