Part: 9 ~ The Flower Filled Breakfast

The following day, Artemis, Queen Flories, Kathleenia, Shiba, Clark, Mary, and Canis are all having a picnic in the garden for breakfast. The garden is full of beautiful bright flowering Hyacinths that line the path and form intricate patterns in the garden. A few trees scattered around adding height to the garden that otherwise would seem flat and dull. A few gazebos can be seen in the distance connected by stone or wooden paths. While the summer sun is out in the sky, the soft blowing wind feels cool. If it were not for the bright light coming from the sun you would never think it where summer.

Artemis sighs heavily as he loosens the tie around his neck followed by him pulling collared shirt forward with one hand and fanning as his neck with the other. Artemis then speaks towards his mother in the way a child would protest going to school, "It is an inferno out here! Why can we not eat inside the dining hall!?" His mother, queen Flories, answer annoyed with her son's comment, "Says the man who practically lives in the woods. Besides the weather is quite pleasant for this time of year." All the selected instantly turn to look at Artemis. Artemis is used to his mother's comments but more likely influenced by the perceived heat remains calm. Artemis keeps fanning his neck and responds to his mother "It feels like I am being burned alive! I also do not care if the weather is usually pleasant. It is beyond what is bearable for me. For your information, the shade provided by the trees of the forest do wonders for the temperature." Artemis finishes with a puff of air the same way a three-year-old would when arguing back or angered. Mary interjects into the conversation before Flories can respond, "Oh shut up mister wild prince! It's not even hot, I wish it were this temperature all year round." Shiba then adds to Mary's words, "It's nice to be outside without it raining this time of year you should really learn to enjoy it." Artemis responds to defend himself obvious extremely affected by the weather, "Well if it where autumn or winter when the weather is under seventy degrees, then it would be pleasant weather. However, this flaming inferno is not so called pleasant or nice weather." Kathleenia responds to the defensive minovery with an attack, "Well its literally freezing at that time of year! How is that better than this!" Artemis responds with another jab, "Well have you forgotten about winter clothing. A hooded jacket and a pair of jeans can easily protect you from the cold." Mary strikes an attack aiming at Artemis' comment "In negative seven-degree weather you run around with just a hooded coat and some jeans! How is that protective!?" "It is protected, I even tend to feel hot wearing those articles of clothing that time of year." Artemis quickly responds. Clark buts in screaming at Artemis, "This guy is insane!!" Kathleenia rudely joins in Clark's remark, "Tell me something new." Canis interjects after a few seconds of silence that had followed Kathleenia's comment, "It makes sense how Artemis feels about the weather." "How!?" Shiba barks at Canis. Canis begins an educational monologue, "Well Artemis is an arctic wolf Meígma. Arctic wolves live in freezing temperatures most of the year. So, his animal instincts just like the cold and are more resilient to the freezing temperatures. Rather than temperatures that are way out of the animal's comfort zone, like the summers hot weather." "What a nerd!" Clark shouts out directed towards Canis. Artemis who was sulking and looked as if he could barely move from the heat instantly sprouts up sporting his well-known angered face as he challenges Clark's comment, "What did you just say!?"

Before Artemis could physically touch Clark or Clark begin another fight with Artemis Flories clears her throat loudly claiming the attention of all sat on the picnic blanket. "What point of begin a respectable prince do you not understand Artemis?" Flories sternly questions her son. Artemis quickly faces her and points his finger towards Clark saying, "It was his fault!" Just as if Artemis were a little child who had started a fight with another child.

Flories faces the selected and in the most apologetic voice she can muster speaks "Please forgive my son clearly he has not learned a single thing from his etiquette classes." Artemis rolls his eyes and stands up turning to leave the breakfast. Flories calls out to Artemis, Artemis turns to face her direction as he continues to distance himself by walking backwards, "Remember that-" Before the queen can finish calling out to her son Artemis replies, "I have a meeting at noon, a press conference at two, a meeting at four thirty, and another press conference on updating the public on the selected at six." Before Flories can even respond Artemis is too far to hear her would be response.