Trust In Me

"Oh, it's you Daric, you scared us!" Athena gasped as she placed her hand over her heart. 

"My apologies for scaring you, princess. There's something you need to know," Daric explained. 

His expression was tense. Athena had never seen him like this before. 

"What happened? Tell me everything," she replied calmly. 

There was no use panicking now. If she was to overcome whatever obstacle was coming towards her, she would have to keep a level head. After listening to Daric's recount of events, Athena closed her eyes and let out a sigh. 

"Princess perhaps we-" she stopped Nikolai before he could finish his sentence. 

She already knew what he was going to say. 

"If you're going to take the blame for me, save it. I'm not letting that happen," she replied firmly. 

"But-"

"No exceptions," she snapped back at him with a glare.