Inside of Me

There was no doubt about it. Amalthea was not okay.

The increasing levels of pain she felt inside of her slowly turned into fatigue, the mornings she spent with Cetus planning the reconstruction of Atlantis were cut short when she started nodding off in the middle of them.

It was not normal, not natural. And extremely concerning.

The nights were not changed much, Amalthea sought comfort in her path partner’s touch. But she couldn’t take in his love for the entire duration of the night.

She would fall asleep then too.

Nereus and Cetus talked long about it. And though the topic was infuriating, they discussed the source behind the depletion of Amalthea’s energy.

The most obvious culprit would be her separation from her pair. The two of them did not see Arethusa when she was recovering from ending her relationship with her pair. But there was a big possibility that the worthless human was still hurting her.

There might be other causes as well.

Her dignity was under attack for the entire