Beryl's POV
I had my twenty-one warriors instead of twenty ready for the journey to the priestess. I had already picked all I needed for today and kept them in place as I didn't want anything to dissuade my movement at the last minute, because the priestess had warned that the portion would no longer be effective after ‘tomorrow evening’, which was today.
“Beryl!” Someone called at the door and from the voice I knew it was Athena.
“Come on in.” I told her after hiding my materials under the bed.
“Hey, What's up? What have you been up to these days?” She asked as she went in looking around.
“Nothing! I've just been here, Athy. How about you?” I asked back, trying to shift my attention from myself.
“Beryl, I've known you since childhood. Don't forget that. You've been so busy these day
