"You can't live in a tattoo parlor, at least not forever," Thetis added gently. "And this arrangement isn't going to be permanent, just until we find something more stable for you." Thetis might have mothering in her DNA, but she wasn't about to take any attitude from Raiden, either. She was here because Briareos had asked for a favor from her, but this was just one more thing on her long list of things to deal with in her life.