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[wheatencrown]

The Plaka is quiet, the twisting, wandering cobblestones have few souls on them this odd Spring night as Demeter leads Clark into Athens.

Demeter turns, her veil slipping for a moment as she is home and old memories keep rising in her heart and she is complicated and true,

"North to Olympus."

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[eirenikos]

Eirene rises to her feet again, hobbling around carefully to settle in front of him in a crouch. "You can't. You've already broken up with me, sort of, and I doubt you'd make father any angry than he is, or my mother and sisters angrier at dad then they already are. Welcome to the incredibly complicated lives of gods."

She leans forward and up, then, to brush her lips against his. When she finally pulls away, "Thank you, for caring and for coming. But I need you to go back now and find my aunt and tell her I'm ... I'm safe. And when I'm ready, I'll come find you. Okay?"

[hero_farmboy]

It's against his better judgment, but he kisses her back, a soft sweet kiss like the ones they used to share when they were first starting out this way.

"Okay," he agrees once she's drawn back, and finally reaches a hand up to rest against her cheek lightly, for barely a second. "I'll let her know and anyone else who asks." Really against his better judgment, and possibly in a fit of blatant stupidity, he leans forward and brushes his mouth with hers once more. "I'll be there when you need me. I promise."

[eirenikos]

Her lips tremble just once, and she has to fight the urge to hold him with her forever in this garden. Instead, Eirene curls her fingers around his lightly, briefly, and then stands up to move away.

"Thank you." It's not quite clear which of his statements she's thanking him for, but then, it doesn't really matter. All of them are important to her. And to him.

When Clark has stood as well, she walks with him to the front door, studiously ignoring the curious eyes of her sisters.

[hero_farmboy]

Each of them is given a slight smile in turn regardless, as well as Themis. Clark was raised to be a polite houseguest, so matter how short the stay.

"Take care," he says to Eirene, and then gives her hand a very gentle squeeze, before stepping back out onto the road and starting back toward where he hopes Demeter is still waiting.