~ A few days after the council announced Bexley's punishment ~
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"Why are you so cranky?" Venus asked me.
I didn't respond.
"She has a point," Lockern chimed in. "You've been rather... short-tempered lately, Sea God."
Again, I didn't respond.
"Leave the poor man alone," Indra said, scolding them gently. "He's doing the best he can. Being the face of our Gods' council is a lot for him."
I rolled my eyes.
"Hmmm, I feel like it's something else," Venus muttered, staring at me like she knows something that I don't.
"Alright, alright," Selene said, coming to my rescue. "That's enough prying into Posey's life."
I turned my head to glare at her as the others snickered. Selene didn't look at me, but she was fighting a smile as she star
