“If a person slays the creature and burns its entrails, then victory is assured against the gods,” she said. Silence followed her answer. It was as Hades had feared—the prophecy remained true. Imari began to swing, and Hades pushed. She giggled as she rose higher and higher, a happy backdrop to their somber conversation. “What will you do?” Katerina asked. “Try to find it before anyone else,” he said. The creak of the swing filled the quiet between them. “What if you don’t?” she asked after a moment. “Then I suppose we will all die,” he replied.
