Minos and Aeacus fell back on their bench, both of them going livid, whiter than their togas. Dahlia walked up until she was standing next to Sam, who couldn't hide her smirk.
"I told you she'd be back sooner than you expect," she scoffed.
"Y-you're not the Queen," Aeacus muttered as if he could make it true. "It can't be!"
"Why couldn't I come home? You do look surprised to see me," Dahlia scoffed. "Not happy about it?"
The two men glanced at each other, as if silently begging for support, or perhaps a way out of there. At Dahlia's feet, Cerberus' three heads growled at the Judges, his body stuck against his owner's legs as if ready to lunge forward and bite at her command.
"This can't be possible!" Minos exclaimed. "The challenge is not-"
"Cerberus."
The three-headed dog sudde
