“I wish I could say that it wasn’t entertaining to watch all of that unfold.”
I had to admit that I was somewhat startled by the suddenness with which Athena spoke behind me, causing me to turn around and face her. She looked quite calm, and I had to admit that I was somewhat frustrated by the fact that she had not done anything to involve herself in what was going on. She could have taken my side through all of that – although, I didn’t even know when she had arrived here, or how.
“When did you get here?”
“A few seconds ago, at most.”
Something about the tone of her voice told me that she wasn’t telling me the truth, but I knew that it was pointless for me to do anything about that. The chances of me being able to get any information out of her that she didn’t actually want to sha
