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Dawn stalked out of the dining room, not at all impressed with herself. She knew he'd been going to press her to stay and what did she do? She caved in. Damn him for using her friends against her. Damn her for letting him.

She noticed a tall woman with honey colored hair eyeing her warily. "Hello Dawn," Hera said carefully.

Dawn smiled as sincerely as she could. "It's not me, Hera, I swear." The goddess eyed her for a moment then sighed, leaning against the wall.

"I suppose I should have already known that he wasn't cheating on me with you," Hera rubbed her forehead. "But there is always someone, even in this tightly laced century…Goodness, some things never change."

"No," Dawn said, walking toward where she'd seen the party goers, "No they don't." Dawn hoped beyond hope that their imprisonment would not be one of those things. She would pray, but to whom?

Sometimes she envied mortals so.

Dawn arrived and stood by the dance floor, making an appearance but not participating. "My dear," a deep voice said behind her, "You look pale."

Dawn was not amused. Of course she looked pale. She always looked the same. "Very funny, Hades," Dawn said, not turning. Dawn did not like Hades, but she respected him.

He handed her a drink and she took it, but did not drink. She had never liked alcohol. "So, what's the news?" Hades was probably the only person here who would tell the truth, not just Zeus's version of it. And Poseidon, of course, but Dawn had not seen him.

That did not surprise her. Even if he got dressed up, Poseidon's Seeming would still look very much like a pirate. He was not very acceptable in this society.

"Poseidon has gone missing," Hades said, as if he had read her thoughts, and he might have. "He has gone against Zeus's will and went to look for the object himself. He went out to sea a few years ago and hasn't come back."

"Did he have any clues? Any information that would make such a journey more than desperate?" Dawn asked, hopeful.

Hades shook his head. "I do not know. If he did, he would not share them with me or with anyone else. He keeps things close to the vest these days."

"Yes-" Dawn said, but was interrupted by a boom in the distance. "What's that noise?"

Hades frowned and listened closely. His eyes widened. "Cannon fire."

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