“Lola,” said Charon, extending his hand. “It is time.” “No!” Her father knelt and gathered her into his arms. “She doesn’t go alone. She can’t.” “She can,” said Charon. “It is you who cannot.” “We go together or not at all!” “What are you afraid of?” Persephone asked. The man held her gaze, almost comforted by her presence. “I left my wife and son behind.” “And do you not trust, after all that you have seen here, that you will see them again?” “But—” “Your wife will have comfort because you are here with Lola, and she will wait to be reunited with you both here in the Underworld. In Asphodel.
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