The older lady harrumphed. “I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could’ve married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate.””Mother-“”And get stuck in the Underworld!””Mother, please-“”And here it is August, and do you come home like you’re supposed to? Do you ever think about your poor lonely mother?””DEMETER!” Hades shouted. “That is enough. You are a guest in my house.””Oh, a house is it?” she said. “You call this dump a house? Make my daughter live in this dark, damp-“”I told you,” Hades said, grinding his teeth, “there’s a war in the world above. You and Persephone are better off here with me.””Excuse me,” I broke in. “But if you’re going to kill me, could you just get on with it? ― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

The older lady harrumphed. “I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could’ve married the god of doctors or the god of lawyers, but noooo. You had to eat the pomegranate.””Mother-“”And get stuck in the Underworld!””Mother, please-“”And here it is August, and do you come home like you’re supposed to? Do you ever think about your poor lonely mother?””DEMETER!” Hades shouted. “That is enough. You are a guest in my house.””Oh, a house is it?” she said. “You call this dump a house? Make my daughter live in this dark, damp-“”I told you,” Hades said, grinding his teeth, “there’s a war in the world above. You and Persephone are better off here with me.””Excuse me,” I broke in. “But if you’re going to kill me, could you just get on with it?
― Rick Riordan,

The Last Olympian

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