"Athena looked at her brother with doubt, why did it feel that she'd taken on more than she might be able to handle?__________________________________...__________________________________Deep within the building that he was using, Ares issued a groan. What the hell had hit him? He'd not even seen anyone then he was losing consciousness on the floor.Thinking hard he remembered he'd been talking to Eris. Then, that bastard godling had jumped in while he was disciplining her. How dare he interfere. I’m out. I’m conceding, I’m out of the game.”“If Brian’s not playing, then… I’m finished playing too,” Stephanie decided. “But, um, it was great, really. It was so much fun.”“So I win,” Kelly realized, letting out a bitter chuckle. “Well, really, Stephanie won, but… okay. Us all cuddling up together tonight’ll be my consolation prize. And maybe more?”“Can I… put my pajama pants back on?” Stephanie blushed, remembering she was still naked from the waist down.“Yeah, let’s all get ready for bed,”. Ben faltered and bent down to snatch up what had caught his eye. He stood in the water and held up another nugget of metal, this one a silvery-blue colour. He began to search the streambed for any sign of other nuggets, but nothing else caught his eye."What's keeping you?" Adam asked, having doubled back to find out what was wrong."Nothing, I just wanted a drink of water," Ben replied and began to jog once more.As he ran, Ben slipped the nugget into his pouch alongside the two nuggets of. Then she walked back up the passage to where she had left her bundle.She removed her clothes and stepped naked out of the vault and tossed them into the weeds at the edge of the Glade. It seemed wrong to leave these old things here. Then she returned to the vault and began to dress. She unfolded the bundle and slipped on the smooth silk undergarments and white bridal stockings. She placed the satin slippers on her feet. Then she lifted the satin gown, slipped it over her head and arms, and let.