It happens when a great lord of some kingdom or other has come down to the underworld to beg for his son's life. They won't give him back, of course; they'll listen to him anyways, maybe even play with him if they're in the mood, but the dead are the dead, and that's the end of it. The man is babbling on and on about gold and riches as if they don't have all they could want, and Eurydice watches as Persephone yawns loudly and Hades hides a chuckle with a slight cough, when suddenly an ear shattering, haunting wail comes echoing down one of the many tunnels. Persephone freezes, not even breathing, and her fingernails dig into her palms. Hades stills, face contorting. "Leave," he says to the lord, eyes never leaving his wife. Eurydice is standing in confusion, the entire court silent and still as a windless desert, as they watch their queen and king. Strangely, Hades does not go to his wife; he seems to be holding himself back, and Eurydice does not understand why he does not embrace the queen, as she herself longs to. Suddenly making up her mind to, Eurydice moves forward but before she can take half a step, Hades glances at her and shakes his head without saying a word. Eurydice stops, but for several seconds considers disobeying him and going to Persephone, whose eyes are closed as if against some great pain. She decides against it only because she knows Hades loves his wife dearly, and would never willingly hurt her. So Eurydice waits, and time stretches out, strange and shifting, the way it is only in places like this. Places where hours are minutes and minutes are hours. She waits in dead silence until finally, finally the wailing stops and Persephone slumps in her throne. Hades and Eurydice immediately rush to her and Hades scoops her up and holds her close against his chest, so tenderly that Eurydice looks away, blinking. "You did great," he says warmly, and it should surprise Eurydice, but she's seen the way he looks at Persephone; it's the same way she looks at her, and that should worry her, should worry both of them, really, but it doesn't. It feels entirely too natural to love Persephone. Hades begins to walk towards his and Persephone's chambers and Eurydice hangs back, unsure, but Hades glances over his shoulder and nods at her, eyes gleaming with amusement, and that. That does surprise her, just a little.