"I could say he's not nearly as awkward in person, but he is a huge dork. They caught him on a bad day though. There's got to be a better picture of him in here."

It feels weird to look at Hades, to talk about him. She'd managed five months of not talking about him, of flirting with someone else and putting all her home problems behind her. Persephone held the next page with her finger, looking down at him.

"See my confusion at meeting Zagreus? Nothing like his father. Or I guess--I mean, nothing like my version of his father? Regardless--he's nothing like your Hades, from what I heard."