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Hades sighed.
Thanatos let his head fall into his hand.
“Do you have to be so honest, Hermes?” Hades asked.
Hermes grinned. “It’s why you keep me.”
Hades rolled his eyes, considering what they should do next. “Was the blood fresh?” he asked.
“No, though I could not tell how old.”
That was not as promising as he’d thought. Still, he wondered if he could send Zofie on the hunt. She was formidable and an Amazon—she would not get distracted like Hermes, who was, apparently, a masochist.
His only reservation was taking her away from Persephone.
“You know if you really wanted to find this creature, you could ask Artemis,” Hermes suggested.
Hades bristled at her name, despite the fact that what he said was true. There was no greater huntress than the Goddess of the Hunt, but Artemis was not the type to help anyone, save those who worshipped her. If given knowledge of the ophiotaurus, she would likely slay it and burn the entrails herself.
“I’d rather have my dick bitten off,” said Hades.
“Try having it gummed.”
Hades and Thanatos gave Hermes a horrified look.
“I told you not everyone has teeth,” Hermes said with a shrug.
Hades made a mental note to never talk about teeth with Hermes again.
“I’m not asking Artemis to do anything,” Hades said. “She will see it as a way to obtain a favor.”
It was bad enough that he owed one to her brother, Apollo, who still had Persephone wrapped up in a bargain that called her away from Hades’s side whenever the god pleased—a fact that made him bitter.
“Talk to Dionysus,” said Hades. “If his maenads get to the ophiotaurus first, I want to know.”
“You wantmeto talk to Dionysus?”
Hades raised a brow. “Yes, Hermes. You’re officially his keeper.”
“Do you know if he’s still angry about his fiery balls?”
“I don’t, but you can ask him yourself.”
“Can it wait?” Hermes asked. “I have to get ready for Sybil’s housewarming party, and, by the way,so do you.”
Fuck. He’d forgotten about that.
“What’s a housewarming?” Thanatos asked.
“It is a party where everyone brings wood to light the hearth in a new home,” said Hades.
“Yeah,” said Hermes. He was already taking a step back, preparing to bolt for the Upperworld. “We’ll go with that. Bringplentyof wood.”
“Hermes,” Hades warned. “Talk to Dionysus.Soon.”
“What’s the exact definition of soon?” Hermes asked.
Hades glared.
