Erato gasped as the figure moved in close, and the scent that came to her made her freeze. Was that- was it true? Hybris couldn’t trick her with a scent- she wouldn’t be able to think about it, she wasn’t smart enough to be that subtle. But that was unmistakable. She could smell the deeply masculine scent that she associated with Asterion, and feel the warmth coming from him, and all the hair prickled on her neck.
“What mystery, that broke out now in fire and now in blood, at the deadest hours of night?” she asked in ragged tones, and her muscles screamed as she tried to lift one shaking hand, searching for his face. Had he said something about a car? She wasn’t sure, everything was so confused.