POV OF LEUMIN HADES:
Who knew it would turn out this way? The throne of Olympus was wrenched from an evil queen, by another evil queen. It wasn’t entirely Calista’s fault. The poisoning played a huge part, but the spelled ambrosia only works if there lays already a foundation; which means Calista had a little greed for power to begin with, and a miniscule atom of feelings for Midas, else, the ambrosia wouldn’t have worked.
If only I got there fast enough. If only I had left the underworld and warned her before the poisoning began. Most of this was my fault, resulting from my weakness, and I felt sick to the bone whenever I think of the possibility that Calista has already crossed the threshold of evil.
We could still save her, but the chances are slim.
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