The Grimm Huntress

Creation

"Isn't it a bit risky questioning them together?" Blake asked as they stood in front of one of the "peasant rooms".

"In case you forgot, Neo is mute, we can't really question her alone."

"I guess but what if Cinder uses her maiden powers?"

"I can handle it." Eclipse nodded.

What are maidens compared to the power of a god?

They walked into the room and were immediately met with the sight of Esteban taping Apollo's mouth shut.

"Do we want to know?" Eclipse sighed.

"Well it started when–"

"Okay so that's a no."

"Alright whores!"

"Thea!"

"I got some questions–" Eclipse ignored her. "–and I want you to answer honestly. Mí Θεία will know if you're lying."

Tyche waved.

"And how's that?" Cinder sneered.

"She spends her nights at the poker table. She wouldn't be this rich if she couldn't read people."

Apollo said something that sounded along the lines of, "True."

Neo was staring at Eclipse like she recognized her.

"Esteban, please take the tape off your brother's mouth." Zeus sighed. "We don't need another Mistral situation happening."

"Oh come on it's not like I taped him to the ceiling this time."

"Esteban."

"Fiiiine. Buzzkill..."

As he began un-taping Apollo, Yang spoke up, "What are you guys doing here?"

"Why should we tell you anything?"

"Because if you don't I'll–"

"If you don't, I guess I could just break the relic." Eclipse shrugged, checking her nails and ignoring the shocked looks of the teams. "A Wyvern's body mass should be able to crush it right?"

"You wouldn't."

"Oh but I would."

Cinder glared at her while Eclipse simply smirked before Neo started stomping her foot gaining her attention.

"What?" Yang hissed.

Water under the bridge wasn't in her vocabulary apparently.

Neo nodded toward the notebook in Esteban's hand and he held it closer to him.

"Untie her arms."

"Eh?? But–"

"Just do it! I'll get a notebook."

"No need." Apollo typed something on his Scroll and a small portal opened next to him, a disembodied hand reaching out and handing him a notebook and pen. "Thanks Mama."

"You're welcome cariño." and the portal closed.

Neo, now half freed, started writing and showed them the sign she had made. "We want the relic and the Rose. The rest of you are irrelevant."

"Rude."

"Well you're gonna be disappointed." Esteban said, twirling a small knife in his hand. "We're not giving you jackshit."

"How do you not know how to say 'albeit' but know every curse word in the book?"

"I can say al-a- albite."