“Father,” Nico said, “you promised that Percy would not be harmed. You said if I brought him, you would tell me about my past—about my mother.” Queen Persephone sighed dramatically. “Can we please not talk about that woman in my presence?” “I’m sorry, my dove,” Hades said. “I had to promise the boy something.” The older lady harrumphed. “I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could’ve married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate.” “Mother—” “And get stuck in the Underworld!” “Mother, please—” “And here it is August, and do
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