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"I know," she answered "I spoke with her this ain and hummed as she went about her work I was so happy to see her so safe and sound The last two ti back to your question," Cad her safely on Ogygia She will be out of har on She’ll be in paradise and she’ll keep Calypso company She’ll enjoy her time there and then we’ll retrieve her"

"And then?" I asked "What then?"

"You mean, what should we do at that time--should we remain here?" He raised an eyebrow "We can es to cross before then"

"I know that’s right," I muttered But as alked, the day was so beautiful that I just wanted to put it all out of my mind We had stared death in the face and come back from it

We definitely deserved a day off

So, we spent the day enjoying each other’s cohed and picked fresh lotus blossoms and fed therass and talked for a couple of hours about nothing and then finally, I fell asleep on his hard chest and we napped in the shade My last conscious thought was how co arhtfall before he finally wokestars and the swirling dark sky of the Spiritlands "Maybe we should just stay here and not go to Aphrodite’s dinner," I suggested

"Hmm I see a couple of problerin "First, Aphrodite will kill us both Second, the Chimeras will be out soon And honestly, I don’t knoho I would rather face An angry Aphrodite or a hungry Chihed as I sat up and pulled him to his feet He flattenedand sound

"It feels good to be here with you," he ad"

I nodded sole here But as you said, we can cross that bridge later"

We made our way quickly back to the palace and I stood in utter shock e reached it

It had been allory in just one day Light poured fro it a truly beautiful beacon in the night It looked every bit as rand staircase, we parted ways I kissed Cadmus quickly and promised to be back down stairs within a fewtime

"I just need to freshen up," I said breathlessly as he pulled away the second ti," he pro up the stairs, I hurried for htenwhite sheath and stared into the mirror to pile my dark hair ontoset of jade combs and they appeared in my hand I tucked the to rush back out the door, I stopped in place

My balcony doors were open and one of the Keres stood facingHer dark cloak fluttered as the wind blew around her At the expression on her face,here?" I asked, trying to rely, I walked numbly to where she stood as she turned and faced the courtyard

"Look below us, Harazed below us and it truly was beautiful Lanterns hung frolow Guests hed as they drank nectar and enjoyed our newly found carefree feeling A pall felt as though it had been lifted and I could see that lightness of being reflected on every face in attendance Even Ortrera and her warriors seee of the festivities Aphrodite and Ares, of course, were in theto music that no one else could hear

"Look at Cad breathed into my ear "Your husband is a handsome man, Harmonia You are quite fortunate"

Cadmus stood next to Ortrera as he calles of his bronzed face caught the flickers of candlelight perfectly and his beauty did take my breath away He was patient as he waited for me, confident that I would arrive at his side at any moment

And each moment, I doubted that fact more and more

I turned to Moros "Why are you here?"