The girl standing between Zeus and I, disappeared into thin air, and it was exactly what needed to happen in order for me to know that he was finally acknowledging what was going on here. I hoped that it meant that he would be willing to talk to me, but I also knew that the likelihood of that being the case, was slim to none. Whether I wanted to admit it or not, I was going to have to stand my ground here, regardless of what he believed himself suited to do.
"Hades. I would prefer if you left."
"And why is that?"
I didn't have much time to react before Zeus was standing before me with his hand wrapped around my throat. If we were humans, this would be a very effective method of getting me to listen to him, but purely because of the nature of our beings, it was nothing more than uncom
