"It was me" My mother sighed when my father continued to stare at her mutely, "She didn't want to go on this mission but I was the one who made her go. I told her if she wouldn't go, Tartarus might be in serious danger" She continued, her eyes holding a tremendous amount of guilt in them.
For a few seconds, the room became deadly quiet. The silence was deafening as my father and my mother stared at each other as if none of us existed in this hall right now.
It was hard to read my father's face but when he spoke again, I almost cringed at the amount of hurt I heard in his voice, "Are you telling me the truth?" He asked my mother as if he was hoping for her to say no.
My mother nodded her head, "Yes, my love" She whispered brokenly, "If anyone needs to be held accountable for this then it
