“If she keeps me from Hades, I will show no mercy.” “I will not fault you,” said Aphrodite. “Though you should know that Apollo does love his sister.” “Then I will give him fair warning,” Persephone said. She paused, swallowing hard, and when she looked at Aphrodite again, her eyes were misty with tears. “I have to find him, Aphrodite.” The goddess offered a small smile and then placed her hand on Persephone’s shoulder. “There are few things that survive war, Persephone,” she said. “Let your love be one of them.”
