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But at this I shook my head.
‘You cannot enter
his domain without
his permission,
Goddess of the Living.’
Her face crumpled
into deep agony
and I added quickly,
‘Perhaps… perhaps
I can return to him
and negotiate some form
of release?’
Demeter’s eyes blazed at this.
‘I will not negotiate
with the monster who stole
my daughter.
I will turn this world
into nothing. Kill every mortal
that prays to every God.
Leave them diminished
and destroyed if they do not
return my child to me.’
I was quiet as she spoke.
Then I whispered,
‘My mother and I
were separated
by the games of Gods too.
Which is why I will try
to get your daughter
back to you.’
