“Oh my gods.” “Did it work?” Cronos asks hesitantly, like he doesn’t entirely want to know that this was another failure. “It worked.” Cronos straightens, then glowers at Koios. “That’s all it took?” Koios shrugs. “Simple is always better.” Iapetus barks a laugh. “Something Cronos will never learn.” “You, either,” Koios points out. Iapetus snaps his mouth shut.

