The green woman glared at me.

"At least you followed orders." She looked over the women at my sides before turning her attention back to my father. "Sit. We have a lot to discuss before dinner."

Trent took a deep breath and motioned for me to take the seat next to him.

I looked between Gesai and Ether. It felt very rude for me to sit while they would have to stand behind me.

"Here." Harror grumbled, flicking her hand behind me. A pair of leafy, wooden chairs grew out of the floor. "Now sit."

I thought about letting Gesai take the seat next to Trent, but the way the Goddess's brown eye bored into me, I could tell she'd take it as an insult. I waited until the others had been seated, then sat down last.

"Now…" The green woman templed her fingers on her desk. "I went to inspect the site of the gate and based on your information..." A scowl covered her face. "There was something there."

"Did you try to break in?" My father leaned back in his chair.

"I said was, not is." Irritation leaked out of the Goddess's voice. "It's dead but was definitely there." She rubbed her temple. "I thought my security was better than this, but I've stationed guards around the site and had the Authority arrest anyone who has been associated with the cults. We've let this charade go on long enough."

"I still want to see the site." Trent shifted in his seat. "I could learn something from comparing what I found at the one in Klix."

"So you've been in Klix too?" Mischief sparked in her brown eyes.

Trent shook his head. "You know what I mean, plus control yourself; there are children here."

She looked at me, then at the two women behind me, before focusing back on me. "You sealed one of mine."

"Huh? You mean because Gesai is from here?" I tried to think of why the Goddess might say something like that.

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"Because she is mine." The green woman shook her head. "As a Godling, you should know that we were all like you once. We had siblings, futures, and…" Her eyes darkened. "A family name."

"You mean that since the Alards are your favored house..." I glanced over at Gesai before turning back to the Goddess. "She couldn't go into Mive's Mantle, though."

"Any spark of mine left their line generations before Gileon was born."

"Gileon…" I scrunched my brow. "You mean the guy from Celia's team?"

"Ha!" The short laugh felt out of place as it left Harror's lips. "He's named after his great-great-grandfather." She shook her head. "That shortsighted fool."

"Oh…" There went any hope that Gesai might be some type of Goddess as well.

"But it seems that my family has done you a great disrespect that was much larger than what you've caused me." Her eyes settled on Ether. "You're different."

"She awakened a new class." Trent coughed in his hand.

Harror got up and walked around the desk. Her dress swished behind her as she moved. The green woman walked up to my wife and gently grabbed her by the chin. "You don't have a City Mantle…" She looked at Trent. "What happened?"

"She awakened a new class." My father repeated himself.

"I heard you the first time." Harror patted Ether on the cheek, then turned her attention to Gesai. "You're a higher Tier as well." She looked back at Trent. "In less than two weeks, you've created a Godling and a Tier Six. I had planned on taking it slow, but it seems like you intend to die soon."

"Klix did both." Trent sighed. "Ether is one of hers."

"Really! And here I thought you were the one full of surprises!" The letters purred off of her lips. "I'll have to talk to my friend to see how she did it." The green woman returned to her seat. "But honestly, you turn me down, then have a child with Gar?" She smiled at Trent. "That line about still mourning your wife was a lie." The gaze she gave him made me very uncomfortable. "I think you should finish what your brother could not."

"You were talking about what Farsch did." Trent cleared his throat, unfazed by her advance. "Not just to my son, but to two of yours as well."

"Farsch will be dealt with tonight." She licked her lips. "Then we have business to investigate." She glanced at me. "Without the children."

"Fine by me." I realized I shouldn't have said anything the moment the words came out of my mouth. I looked down at my feet. "Sorry." I managed to mumble out the word.

"As I was saying." Harror rose and held out her arm as she walked towards the door. "You and I have a long night ahead of us."

The large doors opposite her desk swung open as she took my father's hand. Together, the two of them walked through the door into a large ballroom, complete with dining tables circling the outer walls.

"Well…" I got up and looked at the only other two people left in the room. "I think that went well."

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