'OK. Zeus has decided that Hades needs a wife. Women have been trying to earn the position of Queen of the Underworld by completing a series of Trials. I was supposed to meet the last contestant here today.' 'Can Hades not just choose someone he likes?' I asked, frowning at my own question. This was absolutely mad. 'No. He swore after his first wife that he would never remarry, but he upset Zeus in a pretty big way recently. And the big man's punishments cut deep.' 'Hades is being forced to marry as a punishment?' 'Yep.' 'So... what's this all got to do with me? And how do you know who I am?'
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