"How dare you break the treaty, I have paid my debt, my son has suffered! There will be war, there will be repayment for your mistake brother!" Poseidon slammed his fist down making the hall shake with his furry. Zeus's eyes filled with rage, and a hiss escaped his mouth. Thunder threatened above and the god shook with fury.
"I have broken the bargain? I know what you hide brother, and I know where you hide her." The lord of the sky accused Poseidon. His fingers crushed the marble of his throne, and the sky grew dark and shook. "I have done nothing that you have not done, and still you accuse me, and ask for my son to be punished. Your daughter has remained hidden for eighteen years, and long have I stayed silent."
"Percy has been punished" defended the lord of the sea "and now it is Theseus' turn."
"Theo is blameless, my debt to you and Hades was settled with my daughter!" The god yelled. "Now you dare accuse me of breaking the treaty between us, when you have a daughter of your own?"
"Your child is older than Cassandra, I have no fault in this."
The council was quiet for a time as each god and goddess considered the predicament. The sky out sides rumbled, and the room grew dark as the lord Hades rose to speak. His dark robes fell around his feet and from beneath them a thick haze slipped silently filling the room.
"It seems my brothers that I alone stand innocent, and I shall cast the stone. This solution I think is easiest. Kill them both." A cruel smile slid across the gods face as he made the suggestion, but was wiped away when a cool voice spoke.
"Nay, I have come up with a better answer father." The goddess stood and the smell of roses filled the air. She glided gracefully around the room, looking each member in the eye and bending them towards her will.
"Try not your tricks on us Aphrodite, I have already seen the work you have done with my daughter, and you shall not meddle again!" barked Athena. Aphrodite looked at her intently, and sighed.
"Verily, I think my plan is worthy of you dear sister. Indeed, I will take these two brothers, and their children, and make an engyesis between the fruit of their loins. It is a most unbreakable, and lawful contract, that we hold in the highest esteem. This I think would settle the dispute between Poseidon and Zeus." She finished her turn around the room and sat calmly on her throne next to Ares. The hall was silent for a long time. Only the sound of rain could be heard on the roof, and the splashing of the fountain in the center of the room. The water of the fountain grew dark and began to froth, and from its depths sprang the image of a girl. Her dark hair fell in curls down her sides, and her blue eyes pierced through the image. She placed a hand on her face, and wiped away a tear the slid down her olive skin.
"This is my daughter" Poseidon growled. "I vow that she will wed Zeus' son, if it means piece between us."
"Only if it means piece between us" Said Zeus his cold eyes boring into Aphrodite.
Hades sat silently on his throne his lips pursed tight across his teeth. His brothers had made another peace treaty, leaving him in the underworld, forgotten. He clenched his fists and smoke poured from the hems of his robes in thick waves. He would not be forsaken by his brothers, if they would not respect his ability to abide by the laws which governed Olympus then they should pay. 'Oh yes,' he thought 'my brothers will pay for their indifference towards me'.