Makaria had no idea how Hades and Persephone decided which of her heroes could be trusted and which couldn't. Were they not all equally worthy? Had they not all made it to the Isles of the Blessed where only the greatest of men could tread? It was all making her head hurt.

"It's exhausting here," Makaria admitted to them. "Every time I feel like I'm starting to understand, it turns out I don't understand any of it."