For a moment, as he pounds his fist, her heart had squeezed tight with a jump of fear. As much as she wants to watch these strange shades disperse, she can't look away. If she looks away, she'll lose all her confidence. This does have the side effect of keeping her unaware of her audience.
"Yes, I am." Persephone adjusts the way her skirt falls, as if his questions are boring, not requiring her full attention. If she's honest, it's a move she'd seen Hera use. Then she looks back up.
"Honestly, I do not understand the way you choose to rule. Are you king or are you not? Do you have the well beings of your subjects in mind or are you just a tyrant? Because the way you let some in your care languish is truly awful. Perhaps Zagreus has gotten used to being called trash for the blood of his grandfather, but you're the one letting them speak to your son this way. Perhaps Thanatos is used to being forgotten and taken for granted, but you're the one who does it. Not to speak of the lies you let perpetuate."
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"Yes, I am." Persephone adjusts the way her skirt falls, as if his questions are boring, not requiring her full attention. If she's honest, it's a move she'd seen Hera use. Then she looks back up.
"Honestly, I do not understand the way you choose to rule. Are you king or are you not? Do you have the well beings of your subjects in mind or are you just a tyrant? Because the way you let some in your care languish is truly awful. Perhaps Zagreus has gotten used to being called trash for the blood of his grandfather, but you're the one letting them speak to your son this way. Perhaps Thanatos is used to being forgotten and taken for granted, but you're the one who does it. Not to speak of the lies you let perpetuate."