Thetis nodded and listened as he talked, pleased that this girl made Patroclus smile like that. She didn't even know her, and she liked her already. "Well she sounds lovely, and we can't help who our fathers are," she said, removing the kettle from the stove. She poured the boiling water into cups, setting the tea to steeping. "It speaks highly of her, and of you, that you didn't just turn and run once you found out."