Hermes hums softly. "I feel the same way." That he's not terribly worried about his siblings, and that the people he would've been most worried about are gone now. He would have never been able to trust Ares or Zeus near Lyra, and unlike with Ares, Hermes would be powerless to stop Zeus from doing whatever he wanted.
Hermes sighs softly, contemplating how much fear of his father commanded his life. The main reason he avoided children was because of him, now that he thinks on it.
"If Pop had still been around, I don't think I would've told anyone who she was, not even her. Might've found some lesser god to claim her instead." Just under the radar enough to not interest Zeus, but still providing her a fraction of the protection and status that's her birthright. And it'd break Hermes' heart to do it, and he'd never break his silence.
But he doesn't have to worry about that. He can openly be her father. He's not going to have Ares threatening her in a fit of pique, or Zeus casually deciding who to gift her to, or Hera possibly falling into a fit of destructive jealousy to see a grandchild of Zeus' infidelity happy. He doesn't have to worry. It's a weird feeling.
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Hermes sighs softly, contemplating how much fear of his father commanded his life. The main reason he avoided children was because of him, now that he thinks on it.
"If Pop had still been around, I don't think I would've told anyone who she was, not even her. Might've found some lesser god to claim her instead." Just under the radar enough to not interest Zeus, but still providing her a fraction of the protection and status that's her birthright. And it'd break Hermes' heart to do it, and he'd never break his silence.
But he doesn't have to worry about that. He can openly be her father. He's not going to have Ares threatening her in a fit of pique, or Zeus casually deciding who to gift her to, or Hera possibly falling into a fit of destructive jealousy to see a grandchild of Zeus' infidelity happy. He doesn't have to worry. It's a weird feeling.