Moving a little slower than Zeus and Hera did, on their journey to Orario, Idunn, guarded by Leon, along with a small host of students from the School District, arrived in a small town several days' journey from Orario, Beltane.
"Wow, it sure has changed quite a bit, I wonder if she is still here…" Idunn said, looking around the place. "Oh there she is! Bheara! How are you!? It's been so long!"
The teal haired goddess, wearing a black dress purposely exposing her cleavage, with a cape draped over her shoulders, only adding to her allure as a goddess. Then as if to show her love of sharing her beauty, flowers decorated her hair… Though, from any mortal's perspective, she made the flowers look pretty, not the other way around. When she turned to see the source of the voice, the quick, elegant motion revealed a smile causing Leon's heart to skip a beat, and then a second before it finally started again.
"Oh wow, Idunn, is it really you? I haven't seen you in decades! You're looking as beautiful as ever! Welcome! Is this man a secret lover or something? He's a handsome man."
Bheara's response only made Leon choke for a moment, but Idunn quickly spoke up next.
"Nope! He's my husband's strongest child! He's been a lovely guard on our journey so far." Idunn cheerfully replied with a giggle. "Though it looks like your replies are always good at confusing the men."
"Huh?! No, lady Idunn, I never thought of you in that way. I swear!"
"Pfft, don't go lying, it seems you thought that way when you were younger, perhaps as a little boy?" Bheara giggled.
Idunn smiled, and giggled along with her friend.
"It's alright Leon, I know all about it. Baldr does as well. We know exactly who you want. And if she survived that battle, we'll see her."
Leon was left speechless. He was seriously struggling to comprehend what he'd got himself into. And just when he thought it was all over, Cole asked him something.
"Professor, are all goddesses like this?"
"I haven't met one that didn't have some way of teasing me. For that matter, Empress was just the same way… Hold on, this might just be a woman thing, now that I think about it."
"Professor Idunn, can we find an inn soon? My feet hurt…" A very young Lefiya asked, grabbing Idunn's hand, as tears started forming.
"Pfft, she's cute, why don't you all come stay at my familia home? There's enough room for you, I also have a couple of girls you might want to see…"
"Oh? Really? I bet they're adorable."
"Yeah, though they're struggling quite a bit right now. Something about a promise? It's odd, but maybe you'll have better luck getting through to them than I did?"
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Now in Bheara familia's home, Lefiya and the other two girls on this expedition took a bath, enjoying the freeing feeling of relaxation, along with the women of Bheara familia, and the two goddesses, meanwhile the men just kept asking Leon for pointers.
"So, are these the two girls you were speaking of?"
"That's right…"
"Why are they so scared? One looks so petrified it worries me. And the other, poor girl is stammering about fearing payback? Or is it supposed to translate the other way? I don't have context to judge it."
"Well, context… Hmm, they saw that Fenrir guy, the one who rightfully punished Erebus, had an earring on his right ear."
"Oh? So they know something about it? Hmm, Oh! These two girls were able to leave Telskyura, and they must know something about my son's little sister, Seldas!"
This deduction caught both of the girls' attention as they stared at the standing naked goddess, completely bewildered by the words they just heard.
"You… You know the wolf, Shurry?"
"Yep, it was my husband, and my current guard who rescued him from Telskyura before he died there. And I helped nurse him back to health. Poor boy had been drugged, and raped for hours. I almost demanded the total destruction of that place. How could they hurt such an adorable little puppy like that, unforgivable."
"So, he's a nice boy?"
"Yep, he's a really good boy, I only wish I could have raised him myself all these years, but I got the chance to do it for two years, I'm really going to demand Hathor tell me the stories again and again!"
Idunn expressed, spinning around in the bath.
"Lady goddess, uhm… What would happen to someone if he found out that his little sister was killed?"
Idunn's eyes narrowed and thought about it for a moment. That question was more than enough for her to understand the situation these girls were in. If I judge based on what I know, he might let it go… But then there's the complexity of how Telskyura sees death… This…
"You girls are in a precarious situation, aren't you?"
"I didn't want to kill her! I didn't! I really didn't!" Tione erupted in tears.
"Seldas was so nice to us! She'd been so happy every time she got one of his letters!" Tiona cried.
"She treated us like she was our big sister? No our mother!?"
"When the blind death match began, Seldas sat down, and smiled at her!!!"
"She told me I should survive, and that I had to kill her. I hated every second of it! I wanted to leave right then!"
""WE LOVED SELDAS!! NOW SHE'S GONE!!!""
The twins cried holding each other in fear of losing the other. It was starting to make the bath a little less relaxing.
"Fate has been incredibly cruel to the two of you. I know it's scary, but if you tell him everything you just told me… I'm sure he'll hear you out. You just need to show him the true feelings in your heart."
"Really?"
"He was a wonderful boy, and now he's grown up into a young man heralded as a hero by the masses. Don't expect him to honor that promise earring though. You'll have a hard time convincing him and his woman of allowing it."
"That… That's fine. I can bear it if I never-"
"Oh, Hathor has plenty of familia members who'd get along with you. They even party quite freely, and often. You'll probably see plenty of chances if you join her familia."
"You think he'd even like having us around?"
"Silly girl, that's not dependent on him, rather yourselves, grow stronger, and aim to make right by Seldas' sacrifice." Idunn paused… "If he really cared for Seldas-"
"He did! I know he did!"
"Pfft, then you have nothing to fear. Because he would treat you just like she would."
"Huh? Really?"
"Yes, he once gave two girls the benefit of the doubt, despite what happened to him. I don't think you should fear him too much… Though, it will be incredibly scary for you at first, so maybe go pee before you talk to him?"
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