Anxiously, Melpomene chewed her lips. Ares talking of fate unnerved her, or his choices unnerved her, or all the uncertain possibilities that Kaden's possible survival opened up unnerved her. He was a sniveling boy who kidnapped our son! Fear twisted into anger, but she didn't bite back; Ares found her son, he was the only reason Telos was in her arms again, she would show him the deference he'd earned.
But oh, gods, she knew what could happen when left-for-dead heroes rose again against their enemies. "Then we hope the Fates are with Telos," she said, trying to keep the fear from her voice. "And that Kaden doesn't soon forget what you're capable of."