"If Hades cares, it is not for me." A quiet sound rises in her throat, angry and anguished in equal measure. Slowly, it rises in volume until she's all but yelling:

"What you did was ensure I was forever alone! Has your precious master been worth all the sacrifices?!"

She takes a gasping breath, fingers digging into the flesh of her chest until the flare of pain eases.

"Tell me, Hades," Hemera demands in a dangerous whisper. "If He had demanded it, would you have sacrificed my child to sate His monstrous hunger?"