The next day Lilia was standing with Helios at the entrance to Tartarus. Hades stood behind them, ready to open the gate. "Hades you stay here. The titans want to talk to Lilia alone. She is one of them even if she is half titan," Helios explained, and Lilia felt her heart sink. She'd been hoping Hades could come with her and give her support. "I understand, but if anything happens to her, it is on your head," Hades growled using his aura to open the gate. Orthrus was standing off to the side, Lilia remembered him helping move her out of Ian's home. He was a tall, lanky young man with ebony chocolate skin and jet-black eyes. He unnerved her, unlike Cerberus. "I'll be fine, Hades. I love you. Don't wait around, I'm not sure how long this will take," she replied, kissing him gently on the

