Twelve moons passed and Hercules and Aeolus returned to Athens for the festival of the moon Aeolus noticed there was a new building in town and convinced Hercules to go inside. Once inside they found it was a dancing girl club.
"Can I get you boys something" said a neat blond wearing white
"Just a drink and some food" said Hercules she smiled
"Sure but I'm not sure you want the food" she bought them some drinks and when she handed Aeolus his she said "You don't remember me do you"
"No sorry"
"That's alright I'm Anthea the girl you met in the square twelve moons ago" the girl dancing made an erotic end to her dance and a new one started.
"I remember you now, Hercules insisted you were promised to someone but I don't think that is the case" her smile was like the full moon shining on Aeolus
"And why is that"
"Your still here and wearing white"
"Aeolus" said Hercules
"What"
"It's alright" her face fell "There are other types of belonging; I must go the song is ending and it will be my turn to dance"
"You only dance do you" she only smiled at him,
"I am saving myself for that special person I may be Greek but I won't denied a husband someday"
She left them and entered the stage an announcer began to speak. Both Hercules and Aeolus thought it strange he didn't speak for the others. "Alright gentlemen of should I say fiends put your hands together for the one, the only Virginal Anthea" everyone in the room cried out with cat calls and cheers. The spot light was on her on the stage she was draped in a white cloak, the music started and she began to dance seductively on the stage. When she finally removed the cloak Aeolus's heart caught in his throat, she was beautiful from her head to her toes. Someone else also had the same idea three men climbed on stage to be with her Aeolus shifted Hercules followed but they stopped short because she picked up a staff and knocked them all off the stage. Then she threw the staff and it lodged in the wall over the bar where Hercules and Aeolus were standing.
"Wow" said Hercules
"Yeah" said Aeolus "I like her style" she continued to dance for the crowd and Aeolus joined her on the stage and took her in his arms from behind. She closed her eyes and inhaled his scent.
"Aeolus you saw what I did to those other men I'd prefer not to do the same to you" he kissed her neck and she gasped. A heat she'd only felt once before when she spoke to Aeolus in the square pooled in her belly. She broke free of him and ran from the stage Aeolus followed close behind with Hercules at his heels. The found her in a dressing room at the back wearing hardly anything just covering her breasts and a very short skirt but at least she was still wearing white. Aeolus whistled very low.
"You shouldn't be back here" she was crying, Aeolus could hear it in her voice.
"Why are you crying" he said not even bothering to avert his eyes like Hercules did.
"As I said there are other types of belonging, my father became sick and could not pay our taxes any longer so he sold me to this place, Jarvis said he would take care of everything my father assumed he would give him money but all he did was kill my father and bring me here. When I refused to give him my most sacred of gifts to give he made me a dancer here for as long as I can protect myself or until I find myself a husband in which to give said gift"
"And you've never found one"
"Every night I ask the moon goddess to help me but in a place like this I think it's unlikely"
"Can you not just leave?"
"I would if I could but I am bound to this place by a contract"
"If you could leave do you have somewhere to go" said Hercules
"Of course"
"Then your leaving" Aeolus helped her put on her cloak and she followed them to Jarvis,
"Your Jarvis I presume" said Hercules to a man in the corner enjoying the show.
"I see you found my prize dancer"
"Yes and she's coming with us" said Aeolus
"She can't didn't she tell you she's bound to this place by contract"
"Well the contract is over"
"And how is that"
"She's marrying me today" said Aeolus
"What" Said Jarvis and Hercules
"Aeolus you don't have to do this" said Anthea
"But I want to"
"She hasn't told you the rest has she" said Jarvis, Anthea just stared at him with her mouth open, "You didn't think I knew but your father told me everything"
"What haven't you told us" said Aeolus, she looked at him like she was about to cry,
"I am a child of the moon and my life belongs to the Goddess of the Moon" Aeolus smiled
"Is that all" she shook her head
"The best thing about her being a child of the moon is that if the Goddess of the moon doesn't approve of you two together then she must return here to me" Anthea started to cry and Aeolus took her into his arms.
"Don't cry we will find away"
"What's even better is she can't leave here without my permission, permission I don't intend to grant ever" Hercules grabbed him by the throat,
"Then you better grant it" and threw him across the room. He landed with a crash, no sooner had he then every guard in the place was on them. Aeolus tried his best to keep her safe but somehow Jarvis got his hands on her and slapped her face. Anthea fell to the floor and Jarvis kicked her in the side hard enough to hurt but not to damage. Aeolus felt something move in his chest for her and all he wanted was Jarvis's head for hurting her. Hercules was busy with four of the guards as three descended on Aeolus he kicked them away from him and confronted Jarvis himself. He attacked Jarvis with everything he had but soon Jarvis had Aeolus on his knees before him about to take his life. Hercules saw and could do nothing as he was still trying to fight off the four guards that just kept coming. Anthea rose from the ground as soon as she saw Aeolus was in trouble, she kicked Jarvis away from him and he landed hard knocking all the wind from his lungs she picked up the sword and trained it on Jarvis's neck. "You've seen what I can do with a staff don't make me use this, call off your men" he did "And I'm taking all the girls with me, we discussed it and we don't like dancing for you or anyone and we defiantly don't like the extra things you make some of us do" she dropped the sword and lead the way to the door where she was joined by Hercules, the girls and Aeolus. "You still have a contract with me" said Jarvis almost breathless
"I know and it will be addressed, in the mean time I suggest you find yourself some new dancers" once outside they said goodbye to the girls Anthea pointed them in the direction they needed to go.
"Where are we going" said Aeolus
"To the temple of the moon to ask the Goddess for her blessing"
"And should she not give it" asked Hercules
"Then I will return and stay at the …" she gulped "Club, but first we must go to an inn I left something there I have to get" They journeyed two days to Marathon where the village executioner was about to execute a young girl. Anthea looked at the girl they were about to kill and grabbed the closest bow and arrow she shot the arrow threw the noose around her neck.
"How dare you interfere in these proceedings" said the town's peacekeeper
"No how dear you even attempt to kill a daughter of the moon goddess"
"What moon goddess, there is no such thing as a moon goddess"
"You shouldn't have said that, not only am I a daughter of the moon goddess but I am also one of her high priestesses one who she can see the world through and you just signed your death" a bolt of lightning came from above and hit the man who dared challenge her "I did forget to mention the mood Goddess is a daughter of Zeus and Hera" the young girl fled the hangman to Anthea's side. The city began to crumble "I think we better go"
"Right" said Hercules
"Shouldn't we try to help?"
"No we should just go these people have insulted the gods three times. Even once is too much" said the young girl "I'm Voleta"
"Yes I know we need to be going now" they ran from the city.
"All those people in that city may die" said Aeolus
"The gods can be angered easily but they do eventually get over it and the city full of people will be fine"