When will my reflection show/who I am inside?—"Reflection",Mulan.
Reflection
Zoë stumbled and fell, a sharp breath hissing through her teeth as the rocky ground gouged deep furrows in her palm and knees. She didn't dare cry out for fear her father's minions would hear, but she couldn't stop tears of pain from springing into existence. Looking back over her right shoulder, she could just barely see the storm raging over Mt. Orthrys, far in the distance. She judged that she was far enough away to risk a short rest; at any rate, her feet were so cut and sore that she didn't know how much longer she could run.
A gentle trickle reached her ears, and she realized for the first time how thirsty she was. Limping painfully, she reached the small stream and leaned over it to take a drink.
Her reflection on the surface of the water was blurred so that her features were impossible to distinguish. Despair threatened to overwhelm her as she realized that she had, indeed, become a nameless, faceless being, a myth that would never be told. She was no longer a Hesperid, but neither would she ever be a regular mortal. Perhaps it was a mercy that she had lost her immortality. In Asphodel, all are equals, and she would never find a place where she belonged in life…
…A cool touch on her shoulder jarred her from her memories, as it had so many years ago. Glancing up, Zoë gave as close to a reassuring smile as she could manage. Artemis, of course, wasn't fooled for a minute. "The others are worried about you," she said gently. "The millennia marker of your joining us was meant to be a cause of celebration, Zoë." Kneeling beside her lieutenant, Artemis took her hand and gave it a gentle squeeze."Come when you can," she said quietly. And with that, she was gone.
Zoë looked back at the river, so different from the tumultuous mountain stream of so many years ago. The moon was out, shining brightly over her left shoulder—or, to put the same thing a different way, she appeared to be sitting just to the right of the moon.
She smiled, pushed herself to her feet, and hurried after her goddess.