[greek swim]

Thunder rumbled in the distance as lightning streaked across the skies and the sound of purposeful footfalls came nearer. Rich-haired Rhea looked from her spot at one of the balconies in the splendorous palaces of Olympus off into the distance until she felt a pair of strong hands turn her around. They came not as a surprise.

"What is this treachery, wife?" the voice of Cronus boomed down at her, outrage evident in his tone.

The Titan Queen said nothing, looking up at him defiantly.

"You have betrayed me not once, but twice!" he bellowed, looking at her harshly. "Where have you sent them? Where are they? Where have you put the gods and goddesses that were imprisoned in Tartarus, and where are those with whom we fought to take control of Olympus?" he asked.

She gave no answer, only narrowing her eyes at him.

He laughed after a moment, a cold laugh as he let go of her and pulled out a black journal, waving it in front of her.

"And what is this, Rhea?" he asked.

The Titan Goddess swallowed, silent, her eyes opening just slightly wider for a fraction of a moment, her heart racing. Still, she gave no answer.

"Hyperion! Coeus! Crius! Iapetus!" he called his brothers forth, and in an instant, the four Titans of the pillars, his brothers, appeared, as though they'd been ready to come at his signal. The earth started to shake, and the thunder became louder, rain starting to fall in sheets, and

"Hyperion and Crius, please see to her," he instructed. "Coeus and Iapetus, come with me. Together we will get to the bottom of this..."