dreamers of the day are dangerous men

He was a stubborn fool - and as much as Xiuhcoatl loathed to admit it, she recognized his fire well enough. Her own sister seemed to be staring her down now, and for a moment she felt herself falter. But this was not Quetzalcoatl, this was her son, a proper bastard who could barely remember his name let alone his place among their kin. His delusions were indeed grand. Xiuhcoatl did not take the word of the other Amazons in to account as fully as she perhaps should have, and now found herself regretting her decision of being so forthright; however, there was no going back now. The threat she threw before him was real and true. The boy decided quickly enough, even allowed his voice to raise against her - her, of all beings! A superior. It didn't matter to Xiuh where she was. In every waking moment of her life, she would be superior to this child, and she would make him obey.

"What you want is of no concern to me." She spat back, her tone just as fierce as before - even a little amused. As if the very concept was the biggest joke she had ever heard. As to the substance of his words, she merely scoffed, her fur bristling all the more. "She has likely replaced you with shit that is of finer composition, but, I follow my Queen. Her orders were to bring you home, and that is what I will do."

If that meant killing him, well, then it could not be helped. Xiuhcoatl would do whatever was necessary to bring him - or his body - back to the Rise. "If you continue to protest, I will happily bring whatever pieces of you remain." Her face split in a grin of pure malevolence, then. The thought of taking down an unruly man such as this was tantalizing indeed - even if it was her own blood.

"Your companions have given you more time than they should have. They have settled to appeasing you rather than obeying their orders." She snorted, and as her teeth hid away, her tongue snaked out to lick her lips. "I am the remedy to the situation. Whether that means taking you down or simply ordering your guard to return home alongside me -" That would leave him exposed, and without anyone to aid him in this new kingdom of his. She shrugged, and let him make the connection.

He had a decision to make. And if he chose to fight - which Xiuhcoatl fully expected of him, if he were truly an Amazon - then she would relish the opportunity to prove her superiority.