(Somewhere, the House Contractor sneezes despite being dead and wonders why heavy repair work is on their mind.)

Hades grimaces and turns aside once he realizes he had startled Persephone. Despite her not being his Queen, he is loathed to make her feel any less of herself. When he speaks, his tone is much more controlled. Still, he does not look at her, as if that would make amends for his earlier outburst. "I do not know where she is. By the time Nyx revived my son, she was lost to us. Not even Hermes would be able to relay any message. That is what she wanted."

Nyx glides forward. Despite her height, she seems to command more presence than the desk she stands next to. "The reason no message could be relayed to the Queen is because my power masks her location, and I cannot betray her by removing that protection. She is lost to all in the House, to Olympus, as Lord Hades says. Zagreus could only deliver that message himself." Nxy cants her head slightly. She can't say much more on the matter without revealing what allows Zagreus to be an exception, and perhaps she has already said too much.

Hades regains his imposing presence. "The fact that the boy reached her once is enough. He'll put this whole realm at risk should he try to again."