"I doubt they would take, without you," he murmured lowly, though watching her eyes light up made his pulse quicken.
It wouldn't be so bad, right? Having her around? She wouldn't owe them anything, but even just being here--
He reached out to touch the skin of the fruit, just barely accidentally grazing her fingers when he did it and feeling that same weird shock pierce right through him. Gods, is that what it was supposed to feel like? No wonder Zeus was so notorious. It was addictive...
"You could enjoy them too," he added after a minute, his voice a little quiet as he paused, coming to a stop. The hallway they were in was long and lined with dark stone, illuminated only by pale purple light that seemed to suffuse from nowhere.
"You could make anything you wanted, here. You could make the entire underworld bloom."
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It wouldn't be so bad, right? Having her around? She wouldn't owe them anything, but even just being here--
He reached out to touch the skin of the fruit, just barely accidentally grazing her fingers when he did it and feeling that same weird shock pierce right through him. Gods, is that what it was supposed to feel like? No wonder Zeus was so notorious. It was addictive...
"You could enjoy them too," he added after a minute, his voice a little quiet as he paused, coming to a stop. The hallway they were in was long and lined with dark stone, illuminated only by pale purple light that seemed to suffuse from nowhere.
"You could make anything you wanted, here. You could make the entire underworld bloom."