“You would have never let your wife risk herself in such a way,” said the god. “Why let mine?” “What I know about our wives is that they will do what they want despite our wishes,” said Hades, though it had taken him too long to realize that. “I’d rather walk in Persephone’s shadow, ready to save her at the first sign of a threat, than have her keep secrets. I know you feel the same.” Hephaestus’s jaw ticked, and he looked away. “If Aphrodite could become the sun, she would, just to be rid of my shadow,” said the god. “That is not true,” Hades said. Hephaestus met Hades’s gaze. “We will agree
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