Surrender
"I don't want to. You can't make me," Ares grumbled.
"Well, someone has to do it," Athena fired back.
"Ask Hestia," Ares replied.
"I can't," Athena argued. "She's coming too."
"Well, what about…" Ares began.
Athena cut him off.
"All the goddesses are going," she said, "and everyone else is busy. What are you afraid of anyway?"
"I'm not afraid of anything!" Ares protested.
"Excellent," Hera interjected smoothly. "Then you won't mind looking after the young ones while Athena attends our retreat this weekend."
Ares knew he'd been outmanoeuvered. Surrender was his only option.
"I'll do it," he muttered reluctantly.
