Athena was watching her carefully, Kath could tell. When the goddess had first announced what she had already learned from Apollo last night, Kath had made sure to act appropriately shocked. She was brought to an arena where the Olympian Council plus Hades and minus Ares were sitting in the Emperor’s Box. Perhaps it was the time she’d had to prepare last night, but Kath was not as nervous as she thought she would be.
Apollo was mostly to thank for that. He had briefed Kath as much as he could when it came to her opponent’s strengths and weaknesses. As the God of War, there really wasn’t much except Apollo’s gauge on their brainpower. Also, he highlighted that Kath was smaller than Ares, so much more agile than he could be.
Kath held onto that piece of advice in her head like a lifeline,
