'Simonides…' Athene whispered to herself. Her mind finally came down from the racing pace she pressed it into for days. It staggered her for a moment, falling back. The strength in her legs fell out leaving her a mess on her floating platform of lights. 'What have I been doing, Simonides?' The silence and lull in the attacking gave Yori the much needed chance to recover from everything. Ever since he awoke from the fog in his head, things moved too fast for him to process. He hoped it meant that the fighting between them finally ended. 'Looks like she's calmed down some. Still didn't really get an answer from her, but if it brought her to her senses I'm not going to complain.' Yori took a few steps forward once he gathered himself. A lot rode on his risk, but he needed to provide the pro

