“Perhaps I just accept what I cannot change,” said Hermes. “I may not be the god of truth, like Apollo, but I always tell you the truth as I know it. Here is one such truth: you may not rule Elysium, but you are respected there enough that your wish would be sufficient to gain us the ear of those with whom we wish to speak.”
“When a guest makes a reasonable request, is it not a host’s duty to fulfill that request?” asked Persephone.
“Indeed, but these guests are not requesting something unconnected to my hospitality here. Instead, they ask for favors in a realm that is not really mine. Perhaps I should offer them instead a banquet to celebrate their visit?”
Persephone, who knew better than anyone the danger of eating food in the Underworld, looked horrified, but Thanos, quick on his fee
