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Jaed me, and I stiffened I didn’t deserve his syardless of whether or not there was so would turn out all right He couldn’t promise me that Henry would live or I would ever hold Milo or that the council would recapture Cronus and ain He couldn’t make up for the countless lives already lost because of ain," I whispered

"Yes, you will I’ll make sure you do"

I curled up in ainst his shoulder, lost within myself I could only take so much before I broke, and Calliope knew it Cronus knew it Staying strong forstrong for myself that had been i for, not even Milo Not even Henry

Jah I owed it to him--and to Henry and Milo and my mother and everyone--to try not to crumble I sed, and my dry throat protested "Did he know you were there?"

He shook his head "He can see you, but only because he expects you and has already forged that connection with you He’ll know soures out who I was, he won’t be able to see ain"

"How did you knoasn’t Henry?"

"I didn’t," said Jah my hair "Not until I saw him The only question is why?"

My chin tre really stupid"

"How stupid?" said Ja the urge to slip back into the sunset nursery "I promised Cronus I would stay with hiave me Milo"

James exhaled "Oh, Kate"

"I’m sorry" I tried to draay frohtened "I’ht-- I didn’t knohat I was thinking--"

"You were thinking you had a chance to do what you always do," said Jaive yourself up in order to save the people you love It’s a bit of a problem with you, you know"

I sniffed "I just wanted to see Milo again"

"I know," heto apologize for"

"But all of those people--Athens--"