Darkness trailed behind his wife and their guest. He could tell Nyx was nervous about this dinner. She only babbled like that when she was. It was a trait inherited by at least one of their children. Although Philotes tended to talk fast and a lot almost all of the time. Some thought the constant chattering was annoying, Erebos thought it was adorable.
“I’m sorry my idea for Garm didn’t hold,” he said as they walked to the house. “Perhaps you should consider buying old shoes and letting him eat those. Might save you a few drachma at least.” He had never really had a problem with Cerebus, but he wasn’t the three-headed dog’s master. He was just a friend that brought him treats from time to time. Ere thought he was a very good guard dog.
Erebos smiled when Hel asked what they were having for dinner. “My beautiful wife has out done herself tonight. We will start with kohli bourbouristi followed by pork with prunes and chestnuts, braise in wine. She even made some pasteli for desert. The house has smelled amazing all day.”
As they reached the house, he could hear voices. Some of their children had arrived. He was pleased to see that his girls had come to dinner. “Philotes! Styx! Welcome home.” He hugged Lottie, smiling at Styx. He would not try to hug Styx. He knew that aside from her children, Lottie was the only one that could get away with doing that.
“We have a guest tonight, girls. Someone your mother and I are very fond of and we want you to meet.” He kept his arm around his young daughter and turned to face Nyx and Hel.