Settling in the Underworld castle was the easiest part. As a queen, there was absolutely no one to stop her from doing anything she wanted or from going anywhere. There was little expected of her, too, for Hades had been running this place on his own for a long time; it would take time for the shadows and souls of the Underworld to acknowledge a second ruler, but it would surely come with time. Growing her daughter, too, was found to be easy. Her body was that of a goddess; how could anything have been physically challenging? No, the one hardship that Persephone faced was to find something else but her baby that would grow in this place. No living thing was to grow in the Underworld, such was that rule. And yet, the once Spring Goddess in Persephone yearned for something to grow, other tha
